BERLIN/WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Bernama-dpa) – The world is far off track to meet a pledge to end deforestation by 2030, despite a decline in forest loss last year, German Press Agency (dpa) reported, citing an assessment by consultancy Climate Focus published with contributions from more than two dozen research and civil society organisations.
World : World Far Off Track To Meet 2030 Deforestation Pledge - Report
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- Around seven million hectares of forest were cleared worldwide in 2025, down 15 per cent from the previous year, the report found.
- The report found that tropical Africa lost 2.4 million hectares of forest in 2025, roughly matching the 2.5 million hectares lost in tropical Latin America.
- Agricultural expansion, logging, and mining are major drivers of forest loss in the Congo Basin, the report said.
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