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Learn more about the 2025 tree cover loss data, how it’s different from deforestation, and how the data compares to estimates from other monitoring systems in Brazil, Colombia Indonesia and across the tropics. Read <a href="https://www.globalforestwatch.org/blog/data-and-tools/2025-tree-cover-loss-data-explained/?utm_medium=notification&#038;utm_source=gfwnoticeboard&#038;utm_campaign=tcl2025">our blog</a>.

Comparing tree cover loss to other estimates

A new analysis of 2025 tree cover loss data, released April 29 on the Global Forest Review, shows a drop in tropical primary rainforest loss. However, fires threaten global progress. Read our full analysis <a href="https://gfr.wri.org/latest-analysis-deforestation-trends?utm_medium=notification&#038;utm_source=gfwnoticeboard&#038;utm_campaign=tcl2025">here</a>. 
Explore the 2025 data on the GFW map <a href="https://www.globalforestwatch.org/map/?utm_medium=notification&#038;utm_source=gfwnoticeboard&#038;utm_campaign=tcl2025">here</a>.

New 2025 tree cover loss data

Large forest fire to open area for agriculture and cattle ranching in the Amazon rainforest. Credit: Paralaxis / Alamy Stock Photo

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Fires Drove Record-breaking Tropical Forest Loss in 2024

The tropics lost a record-shattering amount of primary rainforest in 2024 driven largely by fires, according to new data from UMD and GFW.

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