Home Good Bites Rate of Deforestation in Amazon Slowing Good Bites Rate of Deforestation in Amazon Slowing By Good News Network - Sep 10, 2006 Deforestation rates in the Amazon are declining, according to data released by the Brazilian government. Rates of deforestation from 1 August 2005 to 1 August 2006 dropped an estimated 11 percent. Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment.