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According to a 2005 report conducted by the FAO, Vietnam has the second highest rate of deforestation of primary forests in the world, second to only Nigeria. [44] More than 90% of the old-growth rainforests of the Philippine Archipelago have been cut. [45] Other Southeast Asian countries where major deforestation is ongoing are Cambodia and Laos.
The world's forest area is decreasing, but the rate of loss has declined since 1990. Since 1990, the world has lost 178 million ha of forest. The rate of net forest loss decreased substantially over the period 1990–2020 due to a reduction in deforestation in some countries, plus increases in forest area in others through afforestation and the ...
This is a list of countries and territories of the world according to the total area covered by forests, based on data published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). In 2010, the world had 3.92 billion hectares (ha) of tree cover, extending over 30% of its land area. [1] [need quotation to verify]
In a year period, spanning from August 2019 to July 2020, deforestation in the world's largest rainforest increased by nearly 10%. Amazon sees highest levels of deforestation in 12 years [Video ...
Deforestation in Brazil — which threatens the Amazon Rainforest, pictured above, — could hit an all-time low in the next 1-2 years, one government official said this week.
More than 140 countries made an ambitious pledge last year to halt forest loss. There's been progress, but not nearly enough. The World Made A Big Pledge To End Deforestation.
The regions with the highest tropical deforestation rate between 2000 and 2005 were Central America—which lost 1.3% of its forests each year—and tropical Asia. [49] In Central America , two-thirds of lowland tropical forests have been turned into pasture since 1950 and 40% of all the rainforests have been lost in the last 40 years. [ 66 ]
Deforestation in the Gurupi Biological Reserve, Maranhão state, 2016. Deforestation in Brazil is a major issue; the country once had the highest rate of deforestation in the world. By far the most deforestation comes from cattle ranchers that clear rainforest (sometimes illegally, sometimes legally), so as to make room for sowing grass and ...