Colombia Faces Alarming Deforestation Surge in 2024 | Science-Environment

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Colombian deforestation picks up after record low level

Bogota (AFP) Feb 20, 2025 Land grabbers in Colombia destroyed a forested area the size of Hong Kong last year in the South American country that had vowed to eradicate deforestation by 2030, the government said Thursday. After falling to a record low in 2023, deforestation claimed 107,000 hectares last year - a 35-percent increase but still the second-lowest level on record, according to Environment Minister Susana

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Bogotá, 20 Feb (EFEverde).- Deforestation in Colombia in 2024 has been 107,000 hectares, an increase of 35% compared to 2023, when 79,256 hectares were razed, said Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development Susana Muhamad on Thursday. "In 2024 we have an increase to 107,000 hectares, and that increase, obviously, is not good news," said the minister at a press conference. However, Muhamad stressed that during the period 2022-2024, the c…

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This morning the Minister of Environment, Susana Muhamad, presented a report on the state of deforestation in the country during last year. In 2024, 107,000 hectares were deforested, representing an extension of almost twice the city of Cali. It is an increase of 35% compared to 2023, when the figure was 79,000 hectares deforested. “The increase is not good news, but in historical perspective it is the second lowest figure of deforestation,” sai…

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Colombia Faces Alarming Deforestation Surge in 2024 | Science-Environment

Colombia Faces Alarming Deforestation Surge in 2024 Colombia witnessed a significant surge in deforestation in 2024, with figures showing an increase of 35% compared to the previous year. According to Environment Minister Susana Muhamad, 1,070 square kilometers of forest were lost in the country, infamous for its biodiversity.Muhamad, who recently resigned, highlighted that the deforestation crisis comes amid frozen environmental funding from th…