For the first time, fire, not agriculture, was the primary driver of primary tropical forest loss, with Latin America badly hit. Non-fire related tropical forest loss also increased, by 14%.

BHUBANESWAR: Forest fire has emerged as the latest threat to the lush, green expanse of Northeast India, often called the ‘Seven Sister States’. A new scientifi ...

As temperatures continue to soar across Punjab, the province has witnessed a rise in forest fire incidents. However, prompt ...

The loss of tropical primary forests reached 6.7 million hectares in the year — nearly twice as much as in 2023 and an area nearly the size of Panama. Fires caused by dry conditions, in turn ...

Tropical forest loss skyrocketed in 2024, with vast swaths of primary forest consumed by fire, according to new satellite data from the University of Maryland’s Global Land Analysis and ...

Brazil, set to host the COP30 climate conference later this year, lost the largest area of tropical forest in 2024.

Forest Loss Hits Record High Fires are an increasingly ... they were becoming increasingly at risk of fire, he said. “Last year showed how dangerous the situation has become,” Dr. Spracklen ...

Satellite intelligence is crucial, as many forest fires in remote regions escape timely detection, often leading to severe ...

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adding that fire, which was never among the leading causes of forest loss, is now a top priority for the government. Bolivia overtook the Democratic Republic of Congo as the second country with ...