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Tropical forests destroyed at fastest recorded rate last year

 The world’s tropical forests, which provide a crucial buffer against
climate change, disappeared faster than ever recorded last year, new
satellite analysis suggests. Researchers estimate that 67,000 sq km (26,000
sq mi) of these pristine, old-growth forests were lost in 2024 – an area
nearly as large as the Republic of Ireland, or 18 football pitches a
minute. Fires were the main cause, overtaking land clearances from
agriculture for the first time on record, with the Amazon faring
particularly badly amid record drought. There was more positive news in
South East Asia, however, with government policies helping to reduce forest
loss.

 BBC 21st May 2025,
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0lnngl6713o

May 22, 2025 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | climate change