Wildfires in Russia drive major increase in tree cover losses in boreal forests last year.
This is a key concern for climate researchers who fear that the Brazilian rainforestwhen it emits more carbon than it stores, which would be a very negative development in limiting the rise in global temperatures this century.
However, there is some good news in the data, with Indonesia curbing tree losses for the fifth year in a row.The government has put in place a permanent moratorium on converting primary forest and peat land for palm oil. They've also included a commitment in their national climate plan to reduce emissions from forests so they become a carbon sink and not a source by 2030.
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