Fires drive tropical forest loss to record high
A record area of tropical rainforest -- equivalent to 18 football pitches every minute -- was destroyed worldwide last year due in large measure to fires fueled by climate change, researchers reported Wednesday.
The world lost 67,000 square kilometers (25,900 square miles) of precious primary tropical forest, an area double the size of Belgium or Taiwan. That was 80 percent higher than in 2023, according to the Global Forest Watch think tank.
Source: Agence France Presse
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