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Forests face severe degradation
The article addresses the escalating risks of forest and land degradation worldwide. Since 1990, the world has lost approximately 489 million hectares of forests due to deforestation, with over 460 million hectares currently experiencing deterioration. Overall, degraded lands have reached 1.56 billion hectares. Ecosystems face the threat of diminished capacity to support agriculture, store water, and sequester carbon. Wildfires, affecting 127 million hectares of forests annually, contribute to potential economic losses amounting to between $878 billion and $6.3 trillion each year if swift action is not taken. The phenomenon of El Niño, which is expected to develop into a very strong level by 2027, adds further pressure—anticipating increased rainfall and flooding in South America, alongside droughts and fires in other regions—highlighting the urgent need for land restoration and degradation reduction efforts to strengthen communities and ecosystems against the impacts of climate change.
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