Anonymousabout 3 hours ago
Global tropical primary forest loss fell 36% in 2025 to 4.3 million hectares after a record 6.7 million hectares were destroyed in 2024, but fire — not deliberate clearing — has become the dominant driver, accounting for 42% of all tree cover loss. The gains from anti-deforestation policies in countries like Brazil are increasingly at risk of being negated by El Niño-intensified wildfires whose carbon emissions now exceed those from deforestation itself, raising questions about whether current metrics and policy frameworks are adequate to address a structurally changing threat.