Published 2 years ago

Global forest area dropped 60 per cent since 1960: study

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Researchers from the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI) in Japan used global land use dataset to examine how global forests have changed over space and time. They found that decline in global forests combined with the increase in global population over the 60-year period has resulted in a decrease of the global forest area per capita.

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Global forest area dropped 60 per cent since 1960: study

As deforestation and wildfires driven by a changing climate continue to take their toll on the world's forests, a new study has found that the global forest area per capita has fallen by more than 60 per cent over the past few decades.

2 years ago·Canada

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NDTV

World Forest Cover Decreased By Over 60% In 6 Decades: Study

The global forest area per capita has decreased by over 60 per cent over the past 60 years, a loss that threatens the future of biodiversity and impacts the lives of 1.6 billion people worldwide, according to a study.

2 years ago·New Delhi, India

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Eurek Alert

New study finds global forest area per capita has decreased by over 60%

Over the past 60 years, the global forest area has declined by 81.7 million hectares, a loss that contributed to the more than 60% decline in global forest area per capita. This loss threatens the future of biodiversity and impacts the lives of 1.6 billion people worldwide, according to a new study published today by IOP Publishing in the journal Environmental Research Letters.

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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Phys.org

New study finds global forest area per capita has decreased by over 60%

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Financial Express

Global forest area decreased by over 60 per cent in six decades, study shows

The researchers from the FFPRI in Japan used global land use dataset to examine how global forests have changed over space and time.

2 years ago

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NewsClick

Red Alert: Global Forest Area Decreased by Over 60% in 6 Decades: Study

The global forest area has declined by 81.7 million hectares from 1960 to 2019, with gross forest loss outweighing gross forest gain, says the study in Japan.

2 years ago·India

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