Climate change: Logging decline after political change in Brazil, Colombia - BBC News

Brazil and Colombia curbed logging in 2023, but other countries wiped out many of the gains.

1 day agocommentsCommentsShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsCOP28Image source, Bloomberg via Getty ImagesImage caption, Observers say government action in Colombia has led to a reduction in primary forest lossBy Matt McGrathEnvironment correspondentThe number of trees lost in tropical forests in Brazil and Colombia fell dramatically last year because of political action, a new analysis finds.

Researchers say new leaders have prioritised the environment, with tree losses in the Brazilian Amazon down by a huge 39%.

However, increased tree felling and fires in Bolivia, Laos and Nicaragua wiped out many of these gains.

Global losses were up by a quarter, mainly due to forest fires in Canada.

The intense, long-lasting wildfires that burned across Canada drove five times more tree losses in 2023 than in the previous year.

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