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title: "Report: Rate of Global Forest Loss Drops, But Fire Threats Rise"
date: 2026-05-04T05:30:00-04:00
author: University of Maryland
canonical_url: "https://today.umd.edu/briefs/report-rate-of-global-forest-loss-drops-but-fire-threats-rise"
section: Briefs
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- August 23, 2026