How many trees are cut down every year?

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By Rhett ButlerSep 3, 2015, 12:37 am135 pts
When it comes to the world's forests, two of the commonly asked questions are "How many trees are are on Earth?" and "How many trees are cut down each year?" A new study proposes answers: three trillion and 15.3 billion. The research, published today in the journal Nature, is based on a combination of satellite…

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