Tropical primary rainforest loss dropped in 2025 after record-breaking loss in 2024. But forest loss remains high, and fires pose a growing threat.
2025 #TreeCoverLoss data from @umd_glad is now available on Global Forest Watch.…
What’s driving forest loss? 🪵🐄🌱🔥🪨🏢
Agricultural expansion remains the leading cause of #TreeCoverLoss across the tropics. This includes both market-oriented commodity production and smallholder farming that supports livelihoods.…
The #TreeCoverLoss by dominant driver data set, developed by GFW, @landcarbonlab and @googledeepmind using advanced AI and satellite imagery, helps better understand why forests are disappearing — not just where — enabling smarter, place-based action to halt #deforestation.…
🌴Thanks to satellite data, we know how much forest the world is losing, and where.
Unless we know what’s driving tree cover loss, it’s impossible to know if it’s permanent or temporary; what the impacts are for people,…
Brazil still saw the largest area of tropical primary forest loss in 2025, reflecting the sheer size of its forests.
Bolivia ranked second despite having 60% less primary forest area than the Democratic Republic of the Congo.…
Em 2025, o Brasil reduziu a perda de florestas primárias e registrou seu menor nível histórico de perda não relacionada a incêndios. Além disso, o país também registrou redução na perda de cobertura arbórea na maioria de seus biomas.
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Last month, Indigenous leaders and forest monitors from Peru and Brazil came together for a cross-border TechCamp, an opportunity to exchange experiences and lessons learned in territorial monitoring and technological tools.…
Protecting our planet starts with better data 🌎📊
Elizabeth Goldman is Co-Director of WRI’s Global Forest Watch. As she explains, data is the foundation of good decision making – especially when it comes to solving urgent problems.…
2025 tree cover loss data analysis in 7 charts.
Tropical primary forest loss dropped 36% in 2025, but overall loss remains high as fires pose a rising threat.
Read the full analysis at the link in @globalforests bio.
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