Record-high global tree cover loss driven by agriculture

Mongabay
Mar 10, 2020, 5:55 pm286 pts
Across the globe, tree cover loss hit record highs from 2016-2018, with roughly the size of a soccer field lost each second. In 2018 alone, the area of tree cover loss was larger than the UK. Using high-resolution Google Earth imagery, researchers measured global forest loss from 2001-2015 and categorized its…

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