Forest Loss in 2024: What’s at Stake Ahead of COP

Written By Isfmi Secretariat

Watch the World Resource Institute’s Global Forest Watch’s Webinar here from May 28, 2025 on the latest annual tree cover loss data from the University of Maryland’s GLAD lab.

What were the trends in forest loss in 2024? What factors are impacting these trends at the country and regional levels? Where are the bright spots, and where are the areas of concern? And what do these trends and insights tell us about what is needed at the 2025 UN climate conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil — a city within one of the world's most important forest ecosystems — this November?

Following an overview of the 2024 tree cover loss data, the webinar hosted a discussion around the specific contexts, implications and impacts of these findings at country and regional levels and the role of forests in the global and national commitments for climate adaptation and mitigation being set ahead of COP30 in Belem.

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