# @cgtneurope on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DKABUw3zgeQ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/30829399-cgtneurope-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-05-23T15:00:16.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CGTN Europe (@cgtneurope) — https://gondola.cc/cgtneurope

## Caption

Tropical forests around the world were destroyed at record rates in 2024, with an 80% increase in loss from the year before.⁣
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67,000 square kilometers, almost the same size as Panama or the Republic of Ireland, were lost.⁣
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The main cause was fire, according to the annual report from the World Resources Institute and the University of Maryland, accounting for nearly 50% of all destruction.⁣
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In previous years fire was the cause of 20% of loss.⁣
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Canada and Russia saw each losing 52,000 square kilometers of forestry in 2024 to wildfires.⁣
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Southeast Asia bucked the global trend with Malaysia, Laos and Indonesia all posting double-digit decreases in primary forest loss, as domestic conservation policy, combined with efforts by communities and the private sector, helped to effectively contain fires and agricultural expansion.⁣
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#climate #climatechange #fires #forestfires #amazonrainforest #globalboiling

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forestfires, climatechange, amazonrainforest, globalboiling, climate, fires

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