Tropical Forest Loss Drops Steeply in Brazil and Colombia, but High Rates Persist Overall

Climate change is making forest fires worse, and vice-versa — creating a vicious “climate-fire feedback loop.”

With emissions from deforestation and other disturbances like fires rising, the world’s forests risk shifting from a carbon sink to a carbon source.

The latest data on forest fires confirms: Fires are becoming more widespread, burning nearly twice as much tree cover today as 20 years ago.