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A report has revealed that an area of forest the size of Latvia was lost to deforestation last year. Tropical regions are losing the most trees, though Brazil shows signs of improvement.

In 2023, 6.37 million hectares of forest were destroyed, almost equivalent to the size of Latvia, according to a report by the organization [Forest Declaration Assessment](https://www.forestdeclaration.org/resources/forest-declaration-assessment-2024 "External link


Forest Declaration Assessment") published on Tuesday.

To stay on track for eliminating deforestation by 2030, this figure should not excede 4.4 million hectares, a target that has been widely surpassed.

The main causes of this massive destruction of trees were agriculture, road construction, fires, and commercial logging, according to the report.

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[–] ray1992xd 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

No surprise. We shifted from plastic stuff to paper stuff. So now the fish are (luckily!) having a better living space. But where do we get all the extra paper from? Yes, trees.

[–] MrFappy 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I mean, we could instead go with hemp…

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago
[–] FlyingSquid 5 points 2 days ago

But now that we all have mushy paper straws, the oceans have been saved!

[–] FlyingSquid 0 points 2 days ago