内容摘要：But the guard holding his clothes never knew the secret journal had been slipped inside.

But the guard holding his clothes never knew the secret journal had been slipped inside.

The area of primary forest loss in Indonesia fell by 11% compared to 2023, for example, despite drought conditions.This was the result of a concerted effort by governments and communities working together to enforce "no burning" laws, according to Elizabeth Goldman, co-director of the Global Forest Watch project at WRI.

"Indonesia serves as a bright spot in the 2024 data," she said."Political will is a key factor of success - it's impossible otherwise," agreed Gabriel Labbate, head of climate change mitigation at the United Nations forests programme UNREDD, which was not involved in today's report.Other countries, including Brazil, have seen success in the past with similar approaches, but started to see losses increase again in 2014 following a change in government policies.

Prof Hansen said that although the progress in South East Asia was positive, the fluctuations in forest loss in Brazil show that protection policies have to be consistent."The key we haven't seen yet is sustained success in reducing and maintaining low levels of conversion of these ecosystems and if you were interested in conserving the environment you have to win always and forever," he told BBC News.

The researchers agree that this year's UN climate summit COP30 - which is being hosted in the Amazon - will be critical for sharing and promoting forest protection schemes.

One proposal is to reward countries which maintain tropical forests through payments. The detail is still to be worked out but has promise, according to Rod Taylor."At one point I had $22,000 (£17,000) in loans and had to sell my house and small workshop. But I knew I had to keep going."

It took four years of tinkering to come up with a design that worked - a small clay cabinet with a water talk on the top and storage shelves below.As water trickles through the cabinet's porous clay walls, it naturally cools the interior.

Mr Prajapati says it can keep fruit and vegetables fresh for at least five days - no electricity needed.He named it MittiCool or the clay that stays cool.