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Forests digest ·
Reports say Brazil's Amazon forest loss fell 42% to 3,335 square kilometres, the lowest recorded, while another report links electric vehicle battery nickel to deforested indigenous woodlands in Indonesia.
Forest loss can fall sharply when it is measured and acted on, but the same reports show demand for materials can still push destruction into other forests.
According to the report, deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest fell by 42% between August 2025 and July 2026, the lowest recorded level since 1988. Satellite monitoring data attributed to Inpe put forest loss at 3,335 square kilometres. The report adds that the Cerrado savanna recorded a 24% decline, described as progress towards President Lula's goal of ending deforestation by 2030.
A sustained drop in clearing of the Amazon and the Cerrado means more standing forest holding carbon and sheltering biodiversity.
Source: The Free Press Journal — Brazil’s Amazon Deforestation Falls To Record Low, Forest Loss Drops 42% · Oct 17, 2026
The outlet reports that Volkswagen, Ford and Tesla are among electric vehicle manufacturers whose batteries may contain nickel sourced from deforested indigenous woodlands in Indonesia. The claim concerns the origin of battery materials rather than the vehicles themselves. The report frames this as a possible, not confirmed, link for any individual battery.
It is a reminder that technologies marketed as climate solutions can still carry forest loss inside their supply chains unless materials are traced.
Source: Newsbytes — These EV makers are destroying indigenous woodlands in Indonesia · Oct 17, 2026
A separate report also states that Brazil's Amazon recorded its lowest annual deforestation rate since monitoring began, covering the 12 months through July. It cites data from Brazil's space research agency Inpe showing about 3,335 square kilometres of rainforest cleared in that period. The two accounts agree on the headline figure and the source of the data.
Independent reporting of the same monitoring data strengthens confidence that the decline in Amazon clearing is real and measurable.
Source: Axadle | Stay Informed With Horn Of Africa Headlin — Brazil’s Amazon Deforestation Falls to All-Time Low · Oct 17, 2026
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