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Cutting down forests: what are the drivers of deforestation? Every year, the world loses around 5 million hectares of forest. 95% of this occurs in the tropics. At least three-quarters of this is driven by agriculture – clearing forests to grow crops, raise livestock, and produce products such as paper. 1
- Hannah Ritchie, Max Roser
- 2021
Dec 7, 2022 · Climate 101: Deforestation Forests cover about 30 percent of the planet's land mass, but humans are cutting them down, clearing these essential habitats on a massive scale. What is...
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- Christina Nunez
Dec 13, 2013 · SMART NEWS. Cut Down a Forest, Let It Grow Back, And Even 30 Years Later It’s Not the Same. In the tropics, secondary forests are often “ephemeral,” succumbing to deforestation every 10 years...
Nov 19, 2021 · Forests absorb vast amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) - a major contributor to global warming - so cutting down trees can have a big impact on climate change. The UN says 420 million hectares...
Nov 2, 2021 · 2 November 2021. By Georgina Rannard & Francesca Gillett,BBC News. Getty Images. Trees are often cut down to create grazing land to feed the world's hunger for meat. More than 100 world leaders...
