FILE PHOTO: A deforested area in the middle of the jungle is seen during a military flyover in Tumaco, Colombia December 13, 2021. Picture taken December 13, 2021. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/File Photo

BOGOTA (Reuters) -Deforestation in Colombia fell 33% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025 to 27,052 hectares due to agreements with communities and a greater presence of the state and the Armed Forces, the environment ministry said on Thursday.

Colombia is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world and is home to a myriad of plant and animal species, though it loses swathes of tree cover every year to deforestation.

(Reporting by Luis Jaime Acosta; Editing by Kylie Madry)