Rainforest
Tropical rainforest destruction slowed by , a significant decline from the record-shattering losses seen in 2024. This progress, highlighted in the latest annual report from Global Forest Watch and the University of Maryland , is largely attributed to decisive government action in Brazil. Despite this improvement, the world remains 70% off track to meet the 2030 target of halting and reversing forest loss. 2025 Global Trends & Statistics
: Although loss declined from 2024, it is still 46% higher than it was a decade ago. Rainforest
: Primary forests disappeared at a staggering rate of 11 football fields per minute . Tropical rainforest destruction slowed by , a significant
: In 2025, the world lost 4.3 million hectares (10.6 million acres) of tropical primary rainforest—an area roughly the size of Denmark. 2025 Global Trends & Statistics : Although loss