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According to a new report, the world lost 12 million hectares of tropical rainforests last year – an area the size of North Korea and equivalent to 30 football fields.
"It's death per thousand," said Frances Seymour, senior researcher at the US-based World Resources Institute (WRI), who led the research based on satellite image badysis.
"The health of the planet is at stake and the answers from the band's help are not enough. The world's forests are now in the emergency room. "
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The global destruction of forest cover includes about 3.6 million hectares of primary rain forest – virgin, pristine trees, which absorb more carbon and are hard to replace – covering an area the size of Belgium.
Brazil lost the most tropical primary rainforest in 2018, with 1.3 million hectares, followed by the Democratic Republic of Congo with 481,248 hectares.
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"The Stadium", one of the most impressive geological formations of the Serranía de Chiribiquete. Colombian Amazon
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Forest fires due to the colonization front near the northern border of Chiribiquete National Park, in the Colombian Amazon
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Grandfather Marcelieno and his son, indigenous people Araracuara, sacred plants of the region: mambe and ambil. Colombian Amazon
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Livestock farming at the agricultural border near the northern border of Chiribiquete National Park
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Monoculture of oil palms, Puerto Concordia on the Ariari River, Colombian Amazon
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Preparation of a traditional sugar cane drink by the Barasano indigenous people of Pacoa, on the Apaporis River, near the south-eastern border of Chiribiquete National Park
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Tap in the community of Buenos Aires, Apaporis River. Colombian Amazon
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(Left) Pictograms over 20,000 years old found on a rock in the Chiribiquete National Park
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The main "maloca" of the Mutanacua indigenous community of Pacoa, on the Apaporis River, near the south-eastern border of Chiribiquete National Park. Colombian Amazon
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"Vigilant grandfather", one of the representative "tepuyes" of Chiribiquete National Park. Colombian Amazon
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Aerial view of one of the park's waterfalls
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Ajajú River, Chiribiquete National Park. Colombian Amazon
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"The Stadium", one of the most impressive geological formations of the Serranía de Chiribiquete. Colombian Amazon
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Forest fires due to the colonization front near the northern border of Chiribiquete National Park, in the Colombian Amazon
Cesar David Martinez
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Grandfather Marcelieno and his son, indigenous people Araracuara, sacred plants of the region: mambe and ambil. Colombian Amazon
Cesar David Martinez
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Livestock farming at the agricultural border near the northern border of Chiribiquete National Park
Cesar David Martinez
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Monoculture of oil palms, Puerto Concordia on the Ariari River, Colombian Amazon
Cesar David Martinez
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Preparation of a traditional sugar cane drink by the Barasano indigenous people of Pacoa, on the Apaporis River, near the south-eastern border of Chiribiquete National Park
Cesar David Martinez
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Tap in the community of Buenos Aires, Apaporis River. Colombian Amazon
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(Left) Pictograms over 20,000 years old found on a rock in the Chiribiquete National Park
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The main "maloca" of the Mutanacua indigenous community of Pacoa, on the Apaporis River, near the south-eastern border of Chiribiquete National Park. Colombian Amazon
Cesar David Martinez
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"Vigilant grandfather", one of the representative "tepuyes" of Chiribiquete National Park. Colombian Amazon
Cesar David Martinez
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Aerial view of one of the park's waterfalls
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Ajajú River, Chiribiquete National Park. Colombian Amazon
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The Global Forest Watch report hinted that most of Brazil's losses last year were due to "Amazon cuts" by illegal loggers and militias, threatening the survival of "uncontacted" indigenous tribes. relatives.
The Brazilian Federal Police revealed that they had discovered a plan to harvest illegal timber in the Amazon region. The criminal conspiracy would involve agents of the state environmental agency and forest engineers.
The largest increase in deforestation compared to 2017 has occurred in Ghana, with a 60% increase attributable mainly to illegal mining and the expansion of cocoa farms.
"Forests are our best defense against climate change and biodiversity loss, but deforestation is worsening," said John Sauven, executive director of Greenpeace UK.
"Bold action is needed to address this global crisis, including the restoration of lost forests. But unless we prevent them from being destroyed, we continue our tail. "
However, some improvements have been observed in Indonesia, where government policies on protected forests seem to have led to a loss of forest cover falling to its lowest level since 2003.
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Much of the deforestation in this country is attributed to clearing land for oil palm plantations.
Last year's total loss of 12 million hectares was the fourth largest since records began in 2001, but was lower than in 2016 and 2017 when losses peaked mainly because of forest fires.
Reuters supplementary reports
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