Deforestation Slows, but Forests Remain Under Pressure
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Despite a notable slowdown, global deforestation remains at an alarming level, according to FAO. In its five-year assessment, the UN organisation warns about massive forest losses, especially in Amazonia, where agriculture continues to exert pressure on ecosystems. The post Climate: deforestation slows down but remains too fast, worries the FAO appeared first on LesEco.ma.


Deforestation fell to 10.9 million hectares per year between 2015 and 2025, compared with 17.6 million between 1990 and 2000, although the current rate remains too high, according to a new United Nations report.
A decade of slowing deforestation offers hope for forests
Nearly 500 million hectares (ha), the equivalent of around 750 million football fields, have been lost since 1990. However, deforestation has slowed in all regions of the world over the past decade, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Deforestation refers to the loss of forest or its conversion to […] Source
Published every five years, the Global Forest Resources Assessment was presented at the plenary session of the Global Forest Monitoring Initiative in Bali, Indonesia. In addition to the slowdown in deforestation, the report highlights other major advances such as the increase in protected forest areas, but also notes that these ecosystems still face […]
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