Environment

EcoWatch -  The 2024 Forest Declaration Assessment report revealed that globally, deforestation increased in 2023, with 6.37 million hectares lost, including 1.4 million hectares lost in key biodiversity areas. The deforestation of 2023 led to 3.8 billion metric tons of carbon emissions. If deforestation emissions were represented as a country, they’d be the fourth biggest emitter behind China, the U.S. and India, the assessment said.  According to the assessment, this puts the world about 45% off track from reaching the goals set during COP26 in 2021. During that conference, more than 140 countries had pledged to stop and reverse global deforestation by 2030.