Wildfires have destroyed an area of protected tropical forest twice the size of Wales since 2001, study reveals

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Since 2001, wildfires have destroyed over 4 million hectares of protected tropical forests—double the size of Wales. This extensive loss highlights significant environmental and ecological damage globally.

Over 4 million hectares (9.9 million acres) of protected tropical forest—an area double the size of Wales—have been lost to wildfires since 2001.