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4 days ago · Deforestation results in habitat destruction which in turn leads to biodiversity loss. Deforestation also leads to extinction of animals and plants, changes to the local climate, and displacement of indigenous people who live in forests.
May 27, 2024 · Deforestation, clearing or thinning of forests by humans to make the land available for other uses. Deforestation is a major driver of terrestrial habitat loss and habitat fragmentation and contributes to global warming. Learn about historical and modern deforestation and its effects.
Mar 21, 2024 · September 2022 went down in history as a record-breaking month for deforestation in the Amazon, the world’s largest and most important rainforest. Here are 10 stunning deforestation facts you need to know and why we need to protect our forests more than ever. —.
Feb 15, 2024 · Deforestation is a major issue: every minute, we lose about 36 football fields worth of trees. Learn what are the main causes of deforestation and what you can do to help support reforestation.
Feb 12, 2024 · The researchers found that as a result of deforestation and urbanisation in the last 200 years, native butterflies faced the highest estimated rate of extinction – nearly half of its species ...
Sep 19, 2023 · Deforestation rates are still high across the tropics. Large areas of forest are still being lost in the tropics today. This is particularly tragic because these are regions with very high concentrations of biodiversity. Let’s look at estimates of deforestation from the latest UN Forest report.
May 27, 2024 · Deforestation - Soil Erosion, Biodiversity Loss, Climate Change: Deforestation has important global consequences. Forests sequester carbon in the form of wood and other biomass as the trees grow, taking up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere (see carbon cycle).
Feb 20, 2024 · Deforestation surges in 2022 despite pledges Data shows that cutting down tropical forests increased by 10% in 2022, despite promises made at COP26. 27 Jun 2023
Jun 27, 2023 · Measuring deforestation - which typically refers to human-caused, permanent removal of natural forest cover, external - is more complicated, because not all tree-cover loss counts as...
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Oct 24, 2023 · A startling increase in the speed and intensity of global deforestation has derailed efforts to protect and restore forests by 2030, according to two new reports analyzing progress toward global forest conservation goals.
