Deforestation: Tropical tree losses persist at high levels

[Judi Lynn]

By Matt McGrath
Environment correspondent
25 April 2019



Around 12 million hectares of forest in the world's tropical regions were lost in 2018, equivalent to 30 football fields per minute.

While this represents a decline on 2016 and 2017, it is still the fourth highest rate of loss since records began in 2001.

Of particular concern is the continued destruction of what are termed primary forests.

An area of these older, untouched trees the size of Belgium was lost in 2018.

More:
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-48037913

[democratisphere]

1. Continuing to obliterate another precious treasure of our world.

The acts leading to our extinction continue.

[akraven]

2. This. Is. Scary.

I wonder what kind of earth my grandkids will inherit.....