NASA releases images of dramatic Cambodia deforestation

Mongabay
Jan 13, 2017, 3:29 pm253 pts
Cambodia has one of the world's highest rates of deforestation, losing a Connecticut-size area of tree cover in just 14 years. This week, NASA released before-and-after satellite images of plantation expansion in central Cambodia that provide a dramatic example of the Southeast Asian country's fast-paced land…

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