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Tropical forests are treasures of biodiversity. The global #ontbossing was accelerated last year to an average football field tropical forest every 6 seconds. This is evidenced by satellite imagery analysis.
In 2019, nearly 12 million hectares of forest were lost in the tropics, including 3.8 million hectares of dense jungles. These are not only important treasures of biodiversity, but also play a crucial role in the storage of CO2.
As a result, primary forest loss was 2.8 percent higher than in 2018, deforestation has remained high for two decades, despite increasing efforts around the world to protect forests. The deforestation in 2019 was accompanied by at least 1.8 gigatons of CO2, argues the World Resources Institute. This is comparable to the annual emissions of 400 million cars.
Almost record
The loss in the tropics is the third worst since the start of Global Forest Watch measurements in 2002. Only 2016 and 2017 saw more forest loss. Deforestation has remained high for two decades, despite increasing efforts around the world to protect forests.
Although Brazil is particularly popular in the media, the greatest acceleration was recorded in Bolivia. In particular, fires caused the loss of forest, with an acceleration of 80 percent compared to 2018, while Brazil still accounts for more than a third of all losses to tropical rainforests.
In 2019, nearly 12 million hectares of forest were lost in the tropics, including 3.8 million hectares of dense jungles. These are not only important treasures of biodiversity, but also play a crucial role in the storage of CO2.
As a result, primary forest loss was 2.8 percent higher than in 2018, deforestation has remained high for two decades, despite increasing efforts around the world to protect forests. The deforestation in 2019 was accompanied by at least 1.8 gigatons of CO2, argues the World Resources Institute. This is comparable to the annual emissions of 400 million cars.
Almost record
The loss in the tropics is the third worst since the start of Global Forest Watch measurements in 2002. Only 2016 and 2017 saw more forest loss. Deforestation has remained high for two decades, despite increasing efforts around the world to protect forests.
Although Brazil is particularly popular in the media, the greatest acceleration was recorded in Bolivia. In particular, fires caused the loss of forest, with an acceleration of 80 percent compared to 2018, while Brazil still accounts for more than a third of all losses to tropical rainforests.
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