STORY HIGHLIGHTSDeforestation stylish 2011 was next to the lowest level since records beganIt was 11% minor than most recent yearTough government audits of puzzle areas helped, a minister says Deforestation stylish the Brazilian Amazon has decreased to the lowest level since record-keeping began stylish 1988, according to spokesperson estimates.The countrys subject Institute of gap investigation willful satellite photos to determine to a little 6,200 establish kilometers 2,400 establish miles were deforested all the rage the 12-month phase to ended all the rage July, the agency announced Monday. Thats an area roughly the size of the U.S. state of Delaware.It was an 11% decrease from the amount of deforestation indoors the punctuation mark finish indoors 2010, which was the preceding data low.