US EditionColombia Deforestation Surges 43%, Amazon Region Worst Hit
COLOMBIA, JUL 31 – Deforestation rose 43% to 113,608 hectares in 2024, driven by drought-fueled fires, land-grabbing, livestock expansion, and illicit crop cultivation, officials said.
- Colombia's government reported a 43% increase in deforestation in the Amazon rainforest for 2024, losing 113,608 hectares of forest.
- IDEAM reported that over 77,000 hectares were cleared in the Amazon, accounting for 65% of all forest loss in 2024.
- Despite the rise, Colombia maintains a net reduction in forest loss compared to 2021 levels, stated IDEAM Director Ghisliane Echeverry.
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This is bad news in Colombia on the Amazon's deforestation front. It's going up a lot, according to the data provided by the country's authorities. After a year of 2023 marked by real progress, almost all the gains were lost last year, with deforestation reaching even protected nature parks.
Colombia deforestation surges 43%, Amazon region worst hit
Colombia recorded a sharp uptick in deforestation in the country's Amazon rainforest for last year. The expansion of livestock farming and illegal construction were among the factors authorities blamed for the increase.
Colombia Deforestation Surges 43% Fueled by Fires, Land ...
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Amazon deforestation surges in Colombia, reversing historic gains
Colombia’s government has reported a sharp overall rise in deforestation in the country’s Amazon rainforest for last year, reversing much of the progress made during a historic low in 2023.
Deforestation in Colombia increased by 43% in 2024 from 79,256 hectares of forest felled in 2023 to 113,608 hectares last year. (ANSA)
Deforestation in Colombia again causes concern. Having reached historical lows in 2023, the consolidated data of the last year show a rebound of 43%: it went from 79,000 hectares to 113,000, an area the size of the island of Martinique. “The bets of this government are not enough because deforestation persists”, has recognized the Minister of Environment, Lena Estrada, during a press conference held on Thursday. The official, however, has tried …
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