‘Encouraging’: Global rainforest loss slows in 2025 after record year
Global rainforest loss has slowed in 2025, decreasing by 36 percent from the previous year, according to a new study. This reduction is attributed to stronger environmental policies implemented by Brazil's President Lula da Silva. However, the overall forest loss remains significantly above the levels needed to meet 2030 goals, with ongoing threats from climate change and agricultural expansion.
- ▪The world lost 4.3 million hectares of tropical primary rainforest in 2025, a significant decrease from 2024.
- ▪Brazil's forest loss was 41 percent lower than in 2024, marking its lowest rate on record.
- ▪Despite the slowdown, global forest loss is still 70 percent above the level required to meet the 2030 goal of halting deforestation.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
News|Climate Crisis‘Encouraging’: Global rainforest loss slows in 2025 after record yearThe researchers credit the slowdown to policies implemented by Brazil’s President Lula da Silva to curb deforestation.ListenListen (4 mins)SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoAerial view of a forest fire in the Amazon Rainforest, Brazil, in September 2020 [File: Courtesy Andre Dib/WWF Brazil]By AFP and ReutersPublished On 29 Apr 202629 Apr 2026The pace of tropical forest destruction eased last year from a record high but has remained at alarming levels, according to a new study that praises “decisive government action”.The world lost 4.3 million hectares (10.6 million acres) of tropical primary rainforest in 2025 –…
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at Al Jazeera English.
Discussion
0 commentsMore from Al Jazeera English
