Climate in Numbers: Deforestation trend points in the wrong direction
Several international treaties agree to halt and reverse global deforestation by 2030. However, the target path was missed by 45 percent in 2023. Instead of limiting annual deforestation to 4.38 million hectares, 6.37 million hectares of forest were destroyed. As the Forest Declaration Assessment, which annually reviews progress towards the target, concludes, the trend is […]