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The world lost 10 football fields of old-growth tropical forest every minute in 2023 and despite uplifting progress in the Amazon, the picture elsewhere is less rosy, researchers said on Thursday. Tropical forests absorb carbon and are a vital ally in the fight against climate change, but they are also the most ravaged by deforestation. High rates of tropical forest loss remain "stubbornly consistent" despite nations pledging in recent years to protect these critical environments, said researchers from the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the University of Maryland.

However, fresh data from the WRI shows progress in combatting deforestation in Brazil and Colombia was offset by worsening picture in other key countries such as Bolivia, Laos and Nicaragua in 2023

Conservationists say changing political will has led to major drops in deforestation in Brazil and Colombia, but overall rates remain "stubbornly consistent."

About a quarter century ago, dancing bears were a common sight in many parts of the country. They were a major attraction on the Fatehpur Sikri road in Agra, where hordes of tourists halted to see the bears dance.It was largely a cruel practice ...

Tropical forest loss saw a decline in 2023, but there is still an ongoing pressure on woodlands globally, according to an analysis released on Thursday.