Tropical Forest Size Of Football Pitch, Lost Every 5 Second, Says

Earth lost an area of carbon-absorbing rainforest larger than Switzerland or the Netherlands in 2022, most of it destroyed to make way for cattle and commodity crops, an analysis of satellite data released on Tuesday revealed.
Deforestation in Brazil surged during the four-year rule of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, and increased 15 percent last year compared to 2021.

Football-pitch size patch of rainforest lost every six seconds in 2019, The Independent

Tropical Forest Loss Slowed in 2017—To the Second Worst Total Ever

Tropical Forest Size Of Football Pitch, Lost Every 5 Second, Says Report

Football Field of Rainforest Destroyed Every Six Seconds

Bangkok Post

Crucial tropical forests were destroyed at a rate of 10 soccer fields a minute last year

Stopping deforestation and illegal logging

Stopping deforestation and illegal logging

Tropical Forest Size Of Football Pitch, Lost Every 5 Second, Says Report

Enough rainforest to fill 30 football pitches destroyed every minute last year, The Independent

Forest decline surges despite climate action vows to end it, Climate Crisis News

Two-thirds of tropical rainforest, essential in the fight against global warming, lost worldwide - YP

Football Pitch Worth Of Tropical Forest Is Lost Every 5 Seconds: Global Forest Watch Report - Forbes India

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One football pitch of forest lost every second in 2017, data reveals, Deforestation