World far off track to meet 2030 deforestation pledge, report says

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2026-10-14

Berlin/Washington (dpa) - The world is far off track to meet a pledge to end deforestation by 2030, despite a decline in forest loss last year, according to an assessment by consultancy Climate Focus published with contributions from more than two dozen research and civil society organizations. Around 7 million hectares of forest were cleared worldwide in 2025, down 15% from the previous year, the report found. However, this was well above the 4.......

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