More than 6.4 million hectares of forest were lost to deforestation last year, a rate much higher than three years ago, when 140 countries vowed to end deforestation by the end of the decade. That is, according to the 2024 Forest Declaration Assessment, which reports that the rate of forest degradation worldwide is immense: “globally, an … Continue reading Global Deforestation is ‘Surging Ahead’ but Australia Leads Fightback