PARIS: 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.
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Area of forest twice the size of UK cut down in just over a decade, WWF reveals
Commercial agriculture is leading cause of deforestation around the world, researchers say
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…
Forest loss 'hotspots' bigger than Germany: World Wildlife Fund
PARIS — More than 43 million hectares of forest — an area bigger than Germany — have been lost in a little over a decade in just a handful of deforestation hotspots, conservation organisation World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said Wednesday (Jan 13).
Paris: 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 Americ…
PARIS: 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.
Forests almost twice the size of UK destroyed in global hotspots – WWF report - Evening Express
Forests covering an area nearly twice the size of the UK were destroyed across global hotspots in just 13 years, a report from wildlife charity WWF has found.