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Changing global forest cover
Forests can undergo changes in various ways. Forest areas can be reduced either by deforestation or by natural disasters, which can result in the…
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Worst case scenario for the Amazon forest
2050 global climate change has already contributed to rising temperatures in the Amazon which, when combined with deforestation, have led to a cycle of…
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Global wood consumption
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Annual net change in forest area
The net change in forest area (loss and gain) describes the sum of all changes in forest area over a specific period of time…
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Trends in occurence of wild fires
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Forest carbon stock per region
Carbon stocks in land based ecosystems are distributed irregularly between tropical and northern latitudes but are mostly concentrated in forest ecosystems and wetlands. Recent…
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The world is losing 20000 ha of forest a day
835 ha of forest disappear every hour, the equivalent of 1140 football pitches.
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Global biofuel production
Demand for land for production of biomass for energy is putting increasing pressure on forests. Energy security concerns, high oil prices and climate mitigation…
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Forests regulate groundwater level
Forests can regulate groundwater levels and increase drainage of soils where the water table is close to the surface. If there are salts in…
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What is becoming of the Amazon forest?
The Amazon is now part of a national and international economy which, through globalization, is responding to market demands, accelerating the rate at which…
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Change forest cover Costa Rica
Decreases and increases in forest area, 1940-2005. Costa Rica has recently recorded a change from having a net loss of forests to having a…
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