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Forest Loss Hotspots Bigger Than Germany: WWF By Patrick GALEY 01/12/21 AT 8:07 PM More than 43 million hectares -- an area bigger than Germany -- of forest have been lost in a little over a decade in just a handful of deforestation hotspots, conservation organisation WWF said Wednesday. Swathes of forest continue to be flattened each year -- mainly due to industrial-scale agriculture -- as biodiversity-rich areas are cleared to create space for livestock and crops. Analysis by WWF found th...

More than 43 million hectares - an area bigger than Germany - of forest have been lost in a little over a decade in just a handful of deforestation hot spots, conservation organization WWF said on Wednesday.