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The State of Forests in 2025
and Why it Matters for 2026
May 13, 2026
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Indonesia, French, Portuguese or Spanish
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Global Forest Review
gfw.global/TCL25report
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Speakers
Elizabeth Goldman
Co-Director,
Global Forest Watch, WRI
Frances Seymour
Senior Policy Advisor, Woodwell
Climate Research Center
Keynote Remarks
Sarah Carter
Research Associate,
Global Forest Watch, WRI
Rod Taylor
Global Director, Forests and
Nature Protection Program, WRI
Host
Tropical primary forest loss, 2002-2025
Top 10 countries for most tropical forest loss (area)
Drivers of tree cover loss, 2001—2025
Global progress toward target to end deforestation by 2030
Amazon progress toward target to end deforestation by
2030
Brazil primary forest loss, 2002-2025
Tree cover loss in select Brazil biomes, 2001-2025
Colombia primary forest loss, 2002-2025
Indonesia primary forest loss, 2002-2025
Drivers of Indonesia primary forest loss, 2001-2025
DRC primary forest loss, 2015-2025
Central African Republic
Cameroon
Gabon
Equatorial
Guinea
Democratic
Republic
of the Congo
Republic
of the Congo
Permanent agriculture
Hard commodities
Settlements and infrastructure
Drivers of deforestation
Other natural disturbances
Wildfires
Shifting cultivation
Logging
Drivers of temporary disturbances
2001-2025
Primary forest loss in Congo Basin countries, 2015-2025
Global tree cover loss, 2001-2025
Tree cover loss in North America, 2001-2025
Explore 2025 tree cover loss data
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Explore 2025 tree cover loss data
Visit globalnaturewatch.org
Read the report on the
Global Forest Review
gfw.global/TCL25report
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Panel Discussion
Hidayah Hamzah
Peat and Forest
Monitoring Senior
Manager, WRI Indonesia
Jean Bakouma
Republic of Congo
Country Manager; Lead
Economist for the Congo
Basin, WRI
Joaquín Carrizosa
Senior Advisor,
WRI Colombia
Mirela Sandrini
Executive Director
WRI Brasil
Teodyl Nkuintchua
Congo Basin Strategy
and Engagement Leader,
WRI Africa
Moderator