Satellite mapping reveals tropical tree cover losses underestimated by 17%, highlighting gaps in global tracking

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Jul 10, 2025, 12:00 pm282 ptsTop
A new study published in Nature Communications has found that 17.31% of tropical tree cover—an area spanning 395.9 million hectares (Mha)—has been consistently overlooked by global forest monitoring systems, exposing significant gaps in efforts to track deforestation and ecological degradation.

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