Mapping the 1.6 billion people who live near forests

ScienceDaily
Sep 18, 2020, 11:21 am186 pts
Global maps of places where people and forests coexist show that an estimated 1.6 billion people live within 5 kilometers of a forest. The assessment, based on data from 2000 and 2012, showed that of these 1.6 billion 'forest-proximate people,' 64.5 percent were located in tropical countries, and 71.3 percent…

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