Forest Loss 'Hotspots' Bigger Than Germany: WWF
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 that just 29 sites across South America, Africa and South East Asia were responsible for more than h...
Source: ibtimes.com
