BBC News – World ·world ·2 hours ago

Global forest loss slows but El Niño fires could threaten progress

Global tropical forest loss fell 36% in 2025 to 43,000 square kilometers, driven largely by Brazil's stronger environmental enforcement in the Amazon. However, scientists warn that an approaching El Niño weather pattern combined with climate change could increase fire severity later this year, threatening progress toward world leaders' 2030 pledge to halt forest.

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