Earth lost an area of carbon-absorbing rainforest larger than Switzerland or the Netherlands in 2022, most of it destroyed to make way for cattle and commodity crops, an analysis of satellite data released on Tuesday revealed.
Deforestation in Brazil surged during the four-year rule of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, and increased 15 percent last year compared to 2021.
Football Field of Rainforest Destroyed Every Six Seconds
New data show 10% increase in primary tropical forest loss in 2022
Football pitch-sized area of tropical rainforest lost every six seconds, Deforestation
Deforestation
World lost 11 football fields of forest per minute last year
Football pitch-sized area of tropical rainforest lost every six seconds, Deforestation
Tropical Primary Forest Loss Worsened in 2022
Deforestation Facts and Statistics 2023 [Global Data] - Toner Buzz
World lost a football pitch-sized area of tropical forest every six seconds in 2019
Tropical Forest Size Of Football Pitch, Lost Every 5 Second, Says Report
Football pitch of rainforest destroyed every six seconds