In 2023, the Global Forest Watch monitoring project reported a decline in tropical forest loss compared to the previous year, with a 9 percent reduction to 9.1 million acres, an area nearly the size of Switzerland. This decline, equivalent to losing less than 10 football fields of old-growth tropical forest every minute, signals a potential positive shift in the battle against deforestation, notably attributed to dramatic reductions in Brazil and Colombia due to changes in political leadership. Despite this progress, especially in the Amazon, the world's woodlands continue to face significant challenges from climate change, biodiversity loss, and ongoing deforestation efforts. The pace of global forest destruction has not significantly slowed, underscoring the immense pressure on forests and highlighting the long road ahead to meet the global goal of ending deforestation by 2030.
Despite major progress in protecting vast tracts of rainforest, the world failed again last year to significantly slow the pace of global forest destruction, according to a report issued on Thursday. https://t.co/Q0sipj4vWx
βThe annual survey by the World Resources Institute, a research organization, found that the world lost 9.1 million acres of primary tropical forest in 2023, equivalent to an area almost the size of Switzerland, about 9 percent less than the year before.β https://t.co/F6MUsi1Yog
The world lost 10 football fields of old-growth tropical forest every minute in 2023 and despite uplifting progress in the Amazon, the picture elsewhere is less rosy, researchers said on Thursday. https://t.co/IhfJK8bFTb
Less tropical forest was lost last year compared to the year before, analysis shows. But global woodlands continue to face threats, according to the Global Forest Watch monitoring project https://t.co/s2pZhYTcCv https://t.co/GcKrAvLcRj
Forest destruction in Brazil and Colombia has fallen "dramatically" under new political leaders, according to new research by Global Forest Watch. Read more π https://t.co/5PM5jIAIxi
Loss of pristine tropical forests slowed last year, mostly due to shifts in political leadership in Brazil and Columbia. But the world is still falling far short of a global goal to end deforestation by 2030. Read @Nature. https://t.co/4LudajXVSs
#GlobalForestWatch reports #tropicalforest loss decreased last year, but woodlands remain under immense pressure due to climate change, biodiversity loss, and deforestation. https://t.co/MuVPgcMQXQ
'A ray of hope': Forest destruction in Brazil and Colombia has fallen 'dramatically' π https://t.co/Xwu5kcal8j
Tropical forest loss eased in 2023 but threats remain, analysis shows https://t.co/p8KQak3WBs https://t.co/QkF0OVYb2I
Tropical forest loss declined last year, but other indicators show that the world's woodlands remain under tremendous pressure, according to an analysis by the Global Forest Watch monitoring project https://t.co/A0tUjyvHHq