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Global deforestation drops 15% in a year – the biggest fall on record

The world lost 7.04 million hectares of forest in 2025, 1.2 million fewer than in 2024, with Latin America leading the way. We are still off track for zero by 2030 – but the numbers prove deforestation can fall fast.

By The Newsroom · 17 Oct 2026 Verified · Source: Forest Declaration Assessment

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Girls' health has improved in 178 countries since 2000, and their death rate has more than halved

The first World Girls' Index, from Plan International and Ruhr University Bochum, covers 971 million girls aged 5 to 19. In 2000 almost 1 in 800 died; by 2023 it was 1 in 1,700. But 290 million still live in countries with low scores.

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Indonesia has cut extreme poverty from 86% to under 4% in four decades

In 1984, 86 in every 100 Indonesians lived on less than $3 a day. By 2025 it was fewer than 4. There are around 130 million fewer people in extreme poverty – though most still live on little.

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178 of 192 The number of countries where girls' health was better in 2023 than in 2000, according to the first World Girls' Index. Read the story → 86% → 4% Share of Indonesians in extreme poverty: from 86.3% in 1984 to 3.7% in 2025. About 130 million fewer people. Read the story → +71% Rise in babies still breastfed at six months in Spain: from 38.8% in 2006 to 66.3% in 2023. Read the story →

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