Global forest area per capita has decreased by over 60 percent, study finds

ScienceDaily
Aug 2, 2022, 7:32 pm127 pts
Over the past 60 years, the global forest area has declined by 81.7 million hectares, a loss that contributed to the more than 60 percent decline in global forest area per capita. This loss threatens the future of biodiversity and impacts the lives of 1.6 billion people worldwide, according to a new study.

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