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7 de dic. de 2022 · Causes of deforestation. Forests still cover about 30 percent of the world’s land area, but they are disappearing at an alarming rate. Since 1990, the world has lost more than 420 million...
Overall, we found nearly 27 percent of all forest loss — 31,000 square miles per year — is caused by deforestation that stems from the demand for food. Forest loss caused by the production of food will likely never regrow – these forests are lost forever.
15 de dic. de 2021 · The map of wild forests created by Greenpeace’s mapping experts and the University of Maryland shows that over the past 20 years (2000-2020) we have lost 12% of the wild forests of the world, which is approximately equivalent to three areas of Spain. By 2050 we will lose a third of the forests compared to the beginning of the 21st ...
9 de feb. de 2021 · The world has lost one-third of its forest – an area twice the size of the United States. Only 10% of this was lost in the first half of this period, until 5,000 years ago. The global population at this time was small and growing very slowly – there were fewer than 50 million people in the world.
5 de jul. de 2023 · Nearly 10 million hectares of forest disappear in the world every year, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Agricultural expansion, urban sprawl, mining and logging all contribute to this decline. However, forests are vital to life on our planet.
Between 2010 and 2020, the net loss in forests globally was 4.7 million hectares per year. 1 However, deforestation rates were much higher. The UN FAO estimates that 10 million hectares of forest are cut down each year. This interactive map shows deforestation rates across the world.
4 de dic. de 2018 · In 2022, the world lost more than 16 million acres of forest—an area bigger than West Virginia—according to the 2023 Forest Declaration Assessment. The primary causes of forest degradation are logging activities, livestock grazing, and the construction of roads.
