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Global Deforestation Trends 2026

October 19 , 2026 8 hrs 0 min 44 0

The Forest Declaration Assessment 2026 reported that global deforestation fell by 15% in 2025, but the world remains off track to halt and reverse forest loss by 2030.
Around 7 million hectares of forest were lost in 2025, leaving a cumulative shortfall of 10.7 million hectares against the reduction target since 2021.
Tropical Latin America and the Caribbean reduced deforestation to 33% below the 2018–2020 baseline, while deforestation continued to rise in tropical Africa.
In 2024, 65.4 million hectares of forest experienced a decline in ecological integrity, indicating damage to forest health and functioning.
Forest protection and restoration received only US$6 billion, or 0.3% of global climate finance, in 2024.
Protected areas cover 17.33% of the world’s land and inland waters, below the 30% conservation target by 2030 under the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.