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Published 6 years ago by achekulaev with 0 Comments
by achekulaev
6 years ago

We have more forests now than in 1982

Contrary to the prevailing view that forest area has declined globally — tree cover has increased by 2.24 million km2 (+7.1% relative to the 1982 level). This overall net gain is the result of a net loss in the tropics being outweighed by a net gain in the extratropics.

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