Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 59613

Forests: Fire Prevention

Tabled: 12 June 2025

Answered: 25 June 2025

Question

Anna Gelderd

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent forest fires in tropical forest biomes.

Answer

Catherine West

Wildfires were responsible for record-breaking levels of tropical forest loss in 2024, as highlighted in a recent World Resources Institute (WRI) report (https://gfr.wri.org/latest-analysis-deforestation-trends). Rising temperatures and environmental degr...

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