What can we learn from Indonesia and Malaysia's success in reducing deforestation?

Jul 7, 2023

Indonesia and Malaysia are reducing deforestation while still growing economies. Image: Pexels/Oleksandr Canary Islands

Robin Hicks

Deputy Editor, Eco-Business

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Primary forest loss by country in 2022. Image: Global Forest Watch

Forest loss in the tropics between 2002 and 2022. Deforestation in 2022 was equivalent to losing 11 football fields of forest every minute. The brown bar indicates forest loss due to fire, the green bar indicates forest loss unrelated to fire. Image: Global Forest Watch

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