Paris, Oct 8, 2024 (AFP) - From Bolivia to Indonesia, deforestation continues apace

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2024-10-08

Deforestation continued last year at a rate far beyond pledges to end the practice by 2030, according to a major study published Tuesday. Forests nearly the size of Ireland were lost in 2023, according to two dozen research organisations, NGOs and advocacy groups, with 6.37 million hectares (15.7 million acres) of trees felled and burned. This "significantly exceeded" levels that would have kept the world on track to eliminate deforestation by t......

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