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Bookmark or Share- Deforestation and Forest Loss - Our World in DataGlobally, we deforest around ten million hectares of forest every year. 11 That’s an area the size of Portugal every year. Around half of this deforestation is offset by regrowing forests, so overall, we lose around five million hectares each year.
- Deforestation - WikipediaDeforestation of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil's Maranhão state, 2016 Deforestation in Riau province, Sumatra, Indonesia to make way for an oil palm plantation in 2007. Deforestation in the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state, 2009. Deforestation or forest clearance is the removal and destruction of a forest or stand of trees from land that is then converted to non ...
- The Causes and Effects of Deforestation, Explained - Sentient MediaHumans deforest land for a number of reasons, but the biggest by far is agriculture. According to the United Nations, 90 percent of global deforestation is carried out to repurpose the land for agricultural use — mostly to raise cattle, grow soybeans and produce palm oil.
- Everything you need to know about deforestation - National GeographicLarge scale destruction of trees—deforestation—affects ecosystems, climate, and even increases risk for zoonotic diseases spreading to humans.
- Deforestation - 11 facts you need to know - Conservation InternationalAgricultural expansion, illegal logging, mining and urbanization continue to drive deforestation around the world. Globally, forests are under threat — large-scale efforts are needed to protect these ecosystems and the many benefits they provide.
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