The dramatic loss of tree cover in the tropics and northern boreal forests is releasing vast amounts of carbon dioxide
The world’s forests are falling under saw blades and flames, releasing massive amounts of carbon dioxide as countries struggle to meet their climate commitments.
Major losses were also seen in northern boreal forests, driven by more frequent and intense wildfires. Russia lost a record 6.5 million hectares of tree cover due mainly to fires, the data showed. The biggest losers Brazil’s primary forest loss last year totaled 1.5 million hectares , accounting for more than 40 percent of primary forest loss in the tropics. The Democratic Republic of Congo, by comparison, lost nearly a half-million hectares of forest cover—an amount that has remained consistent since 2016. More than a third of the 300,000 hectares of forest loss in Bolivia was due to fire, which is often used to clear land for soy and cattle farming.
But the government did not renew a moratorium on the expansion of palm oil plantations, raising concern among environmentalists that climbing prices for palm oil—found in everything from cookies to cleaning agents—could reverse those gains. Fires grow in the boreal The data covers tree cover loss broadly—meaning permanent deforestation as well as temporary loss caused by wildfires or the harvesting of tree plantations. It does not account for replanting or reforestation, so is not a measure of net tree loss.
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