Global Deforestation Crisis Escalates Despite Promises and Efforts.

Despite global commitments to halt deforestation by 2030, the world lost 10.2 million acres of primary rainforest in 2022, a 10% increase from the year before, according to an annual survey by the World Resources Institute. The destruction resulted in 2.7 gigatons of carbon dioxide emissions, equivalent to India's annual fossil fuel emissions. Brazil, the country with the largest portion of tropical rainforest, had the highest rates of deforestation globally, followed by the Democratic Republic of Congo and Bolivia. However, Southeast Asia's efforts to curb deforestation yielded positive results.