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PNAS 2026 Vol. 123 No. 18 e2507793123 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2507793123 1 of 10 RESEARCH ARTICLE ECONOMIC SCIENCES SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE OPEN ACCESS Deforestation-focused policies do not reduce degradation in the Brazilian Amazon Federico Cammelli a,b,1 , Holly K. Gibbs c , Florian Gollnow d , Samuel A. Levy e , Matthieu Stigler f , and Rachael D. Garrett b,1 Affiliations are included on p. 9. Edited by Eduardo S. Brondizio, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN; received April 7, 2025; accepted March 2, 2026 Author contributions: F.C., F.G., S.A.L., M.S., and R.D.G. designed research; F.C. performed research; F.C. analyzed data; H.K.G. curated data; R.D.G. acquired funding; and F.C., H.K.G., F.G., S.A.L., M.S., and R.D.G. wrote the paper. Competing interest statement: R.D.G. holds the following additional affiliations, none of which provided oversight over the content of the manuscript: Joint Committee Board, Joint Nature Conservation Committee, UK; Co-chair of the Scientific Steering Committee Member, Global Land Programme; Science Panel Member, United Nations Science Panel for the Amazon; Advisory Council Member, United Nations Forum on Sustainable Standards; Head of Scienc...