64pct of tropical rainforest destroyed or degraded globally, NGO says
Published: Mar 9, 2021 2:26 AM | Updated: Mar 9, 2021 2:44 AM
Humans have degraded or destroyed roughly two-thirds of the world’s original tropical rainforest cover, new data reveals – raising alarm that a key natural buffer against climate change is quickly vanishing.
The forest loss is also a major contributor of climate-warming emissions, with the dense tropical forest vegetation representing the largest living reservoir of carbon.
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