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*In this issue:*

* The Latest on Global Tree Cover Loss ( #blurb1 )
* Amid the Iran Conflict, Resilience Must Be the Top Priority ( #blurb2 )
* Manila’s Commuters Pushed for Safer Streets — and Won ( #blurb3 )
* How Dwindling Seagrass Impacts Coastal Women ( #blurb4 )

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The Latest on Global Tree Cover Loss ( [link removed] )
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New data released today ( [link removed] ) on WRI’s Global Forest Watch platform shows tropical primary forest loss fell 36% in 2025 after a record-breaking 2024. Yet these forests, some of Earth’s most important ecosystems, still shrank by 4.3 million hectares last year. That’s equivalent to losing 11 football (soccer) fields of forest every minute.

Much of the decline came from sharp reductions in Brazil, alongside lower or stable loss in Colombia, Indonesia and Malaysia. It’s proof that strong government policy can deliver real results. But the picture is complicated. Part of the drop in forest loss reflects a natural lull after an extreme fire year. And with climate change continuing to worsen wildfires, the risk of fires hasn’t gone anywhere.

Our experts analyzed the new data from the University of Maryland’s GLAD Lab ( [link removed] ) available on WRI’s Global Forest Watch ( [link removed] ) and Global Nature Watch ( [link removed] ) platforms. We explain which countries saw the biggest improvements and losses in tree cover, what's driving forest loss, and what it will take to make progress stick.

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Photo by Somkanae Sawatdinak/Shutterstock

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Amid the Iran Conflict, Resilience Must be the Top Priority ( [link removed] )
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The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of the world’s oil and gas passes, is triggering a global energy crisis and threatening food supplies for millions. It brings into focus the need for more resilient food and energy systems designed to withstand the next shock — whether that’s war, climate change or both.

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Photo by WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities

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Manila’s Commuters Pushed for Safer Streets — and Won ( [link removed] )
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More than 94% of Manila’s citizens get around by walking, cycling or taking public transport. Yet just 1% of road spending supported those modes of travel. A coalition of 142 organizations and 77,000 commuters, workers and advocates decided to change that. Their data, rallies and lobbying have helped deliver 1,200 kilometers of new bike lanes and redirected $12 billion toward people-centered transport — an effort recently awarded the WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities ( [link removed] ).

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Photo by Rachel Thoms/WRI

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Dwindling Seagrass Is Disproportionately Impacting Coastal Women along Mozambique’s Inhambane Bay ( [link removed] )
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In Mozambique’s Inhambane Bay, women fishers depend on shallow seagrass meadows to harvest crabs and oysters by hand. But nearly half those meadows have been lost to cyclones and overfishing. What will it take for ocean policies to protect coastal fishers?

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Over 140 countries pledged to halt and reverse forest loss by 2030 under the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration. But the world remains far off track. Current levels of loss are about 70% higher than what’s needed to meet that goal.

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What does 1.5 or 3 degrees C of warming actually mean for your city? We analyzed dozens of climate models to show how rising temperatures could affect urban areas — from dangerous heat and soaring electricity costs to the spread of insect-borne diseases like malaria.

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