Record-high global tree cover loss driven by agriculture

Although agriculture is the leading cause of deforestation across the tropics, wildfires are having the biggest impact on forests in North America, where over 5.2 million hectares of tree cover was lost to wildfires between 2016 and 2018.

Record-high global tree cover loss driven by agriculture

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