US EditionWorld Falling Far Behind Deforestation Goals: Report
In 2024, 8.1 million hectares of forest were lost, mostly from agriculture and fires, leaving the world 63% behind its 2030 deforestation reversal target.
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Deforestation is accelerating around the world: 8.1 million hectares of forests were removed from the map in 2024. This catastrophic record, revealed on Tuesday 14 October by the Forest Declaration Assessment collective, burys a little more the goal set at COP26: to end deforestation by 2030.
World falling far behind deforestation goals: report
A drone view of forest fire devastation in the Amazon, Brazil, in 2024. Photo: Getty Images The world is falling far behind a global goal to reverse deforestation by 2030, with losses being largely driven by agricultural expansion and forest fires, according to the 2025 Forest Declaration Assessment.
Government promises to combat deforestation appear increasingly difficult to keep. In 2014, dozens of governments pledged to achieve zero deforestation by 2030. However, the phenomenon continues at an alarming rate, according to the latest edition of the Forest Declaration Assessment, published Tuesday, October 14, by a coalition of research organizations, think tanks, and NGOs: 8.1 million hectares have (…) Read more In brief / Tropical forests…
In 2024, 8.1 million hectares of forest were lost in the world, 3.1 million more than the maximum loss that is a target for 2030. Data disseminated less than a month after the Climate Conference in Bethlehem, Brazil, which has the fight against deforestation among the most important issues. [...] The entry In 2024, 8.1 million hectares of forest were forested in the world, according to a report published first in Information Focus.
Stop global deforestation: World threatens to miss forest protection goals massively / WWF calls for change of course in front of Climate-COP – Berlin, Oct 14, 2025: Five years before the deadline for halting global deforestation, the international community is far from its own goal. According to the "Forest Declaration Assessment 2025", in which WWF is involved as part of the civil society and scientific coalition, global forest protection is n…
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