Brazil and Colombia lead the fight against deforestation; Bolivia and Nicaragua, among those that cut down the most forests. In 2023, more than 3.7 million hectares of primary or virgin forest were degraded; an area similar to the extent of Bhutan.

Canada, on the other hand, tripled its forest loss, largely to fires. “The world took two steps forward and two steps back,” explained Mikaela Weisse, director of Global Forest Watch during the release of the report.