ROME — Deforestation has slowed in all of the world’s regions in the last decade, according to the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2025 of the FAO of the United Nations). Released every five years, the 2025 edition of the report was published today during the Global Forest Observations Initiative Plenary in Bali, Indonesia. The latest data show that forests cover 4.14 billion hectares – about one-third of the planet’s land area. In addition to slowing deforestation rates, FRA 2025 highlights further positive news for the world’s forests, which includes more than half of forests now covered by long-term management plans, and one fifth of forests now being within legally established protected areas. However, the report notes that forest ecosystems worldwide continue to face challenges, with the current rate of deforestation at 10.9 million hectares per year still too high. …The annual rate of net forest loss fell from 10.7 million hectares in the 1990s to 4.12 million hectares in 2015–2025.