Tag: deforestation
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The state of the world’s forests
The Economist: The state of the world's forests THE Food & Agriculture Organisation, a UN body, estimates that the world's forests covered 4.03 billion hectares in 2010. Although the world as a whole continues to lose forests, the annual rate of deforestation in the past decade has fallen to 5.2m hectares, compared with 8.3m hectares…
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Less smoke, less ire (Deforestation in Brazil)
The Economist: Less smoke, less ire Brazil, long the world’s deforester-in-chief, is mending its ways. THE Amazon’s dry season, from July to September, is when the grileiros cut and burn the rainforest. The smoke is so thick it can be seen from space. It also stops rainclouds forming, so the flames burn higher. But on…