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Global tropical primary forest loss dropped 36% in 2025 from a record-shattering 2024, driven largely by Brazil's enforcement crackdown — but fire has become the dominant threat, accounting for 42% of all tree cover loss and releasing more than 4 gigatons of greenhouse gases annually. The tension between deforestation policy wins and climate-driven wildfire losses now defines the central challenge of forest conservation, with scientists warning that tropical forests may flip from carbon sinks to carbon sources within this century.