Global forest loss surged to record levels in 2024, with wildfires destroying 6.7 million hectares of tropical primary forest – nearly double the previous year’s – according to new satellite data. For ...

The amount of tropical forest lost in 2024 was double that in 2023 and the highest in at least two decades as climate change made rainforests susceptible to uncontrollable fires. A record 67,000 ...

A key park for the conservation of the Sumatran tiger had more than 50 percent forest loss in 20 years due to the ...

Recent data from the University of Maryland show the tropics lost 6.7 million hectares (16.6 million acres) of primary rainforest in 2024 — nearly double the loss of 2023 and the highest on record.

A new analysis finds global forest maps overlap far less than expected, raising questions about climate funding and ...

Maps derived from global forest datasets that are based on satellite images concurred on a ‘forest’ location only 26 per cent ...