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.
We Lost a Football Pitch of Primary Rainforest Every 6 Seconds in 2019
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New data show 10% increase in primary tropical forest loss in 2022
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Football pitch of rainforest destroyed every six seconds
Enough rainforest to fill 30 football pitches destroyed every minute last year, The Independent
World lost 11 football fields of forest per minute last year
World lost 11 football fields of forest per minute last year