{"id":67581,"date":"2026-05-07T20:30:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T18:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/envol-vert.org\/rapport\/frances-forest-footprint-2025\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T20:46:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T18:46:12","slug":"frances-forest-footprint-2025","status":"publish","type":"rapport","link":"https:\/\/envol-vert.org\/en\/report\/frances-forest-footprint-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"France\u2019s Forest Footprint 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The forests are burning and France and Europe are looking elsewhere<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>

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In 2024, 6.7 millions hectares of primary tropical forests were destroyed, which is as big as the Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes region\u2019s surface area. A new record in twenty years. Despite this alarming observation and the historical and current responsibility of France and Europe in deforestation, actions to end imported deforestation are insufficient. <\/span><\/p>\n

To estimate this responsibility and call on politicians, businesses, local governments and citizens to take action, Envol Vert has published its report : France\u2019s Forest Footprint 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

<\/i><\/div>1 football fields every 3 minutes<\/h4><\/div>
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France\u2019s Forest Footprint is 1 837 487 hectares.<\/b> It is the deforested area caused by french importations since the deadlines set in the various agricultural sectors, i.e., the dates from which deforestation is taken into account. This represents one and a half times the size of the \u00cele-de-France region, or 1 football field every 3 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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It is an alarming result, showcasing that deforestation is not just a legacy of the past but a crisis that plays out every year. The decisions taken today will determine whether, in ten years time, our Forest Footprint will have receded\u2026 Or whether our debt will have doubled. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

<\/i>Read the report<\/span><\/a><\/div>
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<\/i><\/div>A new methodology<\/p><\/h4><\/div>
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Since 2013, Envol Vert has been working on a new methodology, capable of estimating the Forest Footprint, i.e., the surface area deforested to uphold the lifestyle and consumption of a given territory. This calculation method has been consolidated through the years, and in 2023 has resulted in the publication of the <\/span>R\u00e9f\u00e9rentiel Empreinte For\u00eat France<\/a> (France\u2019s forest footprint referential) or REFF, which was the outcome of several years of work from the Scientific and technical forest committee (CST For\u00eat).<\/p>\n<\/div>

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<\/i><\/i><\/span>2014<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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Publication of the <\/span>Forest Footprint Quiz<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>2018<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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Publication <\/span>of the French Forest Footprint report<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>2020<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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Publication <\/span>of the Forest has Goosebumps report<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>2023<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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Publication <\/span>of the France\u2019s Forest Footprint Referential (REFF)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

This methodology is based on :<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>