巴西亚马逊雨林的森林砍伐在截至7月的12个月内降至有记录以来的最低水平，巴西空间研究机构Inpe周五发布的数据显示。
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest declined to the lowest level on record in the 12 months through July, data released by Brazilian space research agency Inpe showed on Friday.
在截至7月的12个月内，亚马逊丛林被毁面积为3,335平方公里（1,287.65平方英里），较前一时期下降约42%。数据显示，这是自1988年以来历史记录中最低的森林砍伐水平。该数据由Inpe的PRODES卫星监测项目每年制作一次。官方年度周期从8月持续到次年7月，因为年中云层较少，卫星图像不易被遮挡，便于观测森林砍伐情况。
在巴西的塞拉多草原地区，森林砍伐在同期下降约24%，至约5,517平方公里，同样为有记录以来的最低水平——在此情况下，该数据序列可追溯至2001年。
Some 3,335 square kilometers (1,287.65 square miles) of Amazon jungle were destroyed in the 12 months through July, down about 42% from the previous period It is the lowest deforestation level on record in the historical series that goes back to 1988, the data showed The data is produced yearly by Inpe's PRODES satellite monitoring program The official annual period is measured from August to July as there is less cloud cover in the middle of the year to obscure deforestation on satellite images In Brazil's Cerrado savanna, deforestation fell about 24% in the period, to some 5,517 square kilometers, also the lowest on record -- in this case the series goes back to 2001