Colombia’s government has reported a sharp overall rise in deforestation in the country’s Amazon rainforest for last year, reversing much of the progress made during a historic low in 2023.

BOGOTA (Reuters) -Deforestation in Colombia surged last year, according to data from the country's environment ministry said on Thursday, as some 113,608 hectares (1,136 square km) were destroyed largely in its Amazon region,

Some 113,608 hectares were destroyed in 2024, largely in Colombia's Amazon region. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.