in the World are gone, according to a study last year twelve million hectares of tropical forest lost. This corresponds to the area of England. The researchers warn that this could accelerate climate change.
The destruction of the rain forest has, according to science, drama, educational more tables of dimensions. Last year was total destroyed an area the size of England, such as the annual report of the Global Forest Watch, the University of Maryland explains in the United States. The forests of the third largest loss of the Tropics, since 2001, with the collection of satellite data was started.
The trees in the rain forests absorb CO2 but they are threatened.
thousand-year-old trees are felled> <p class="text small" The rate of destruction is still high, say the experts. Minute by minute get out of the forest of the size of 30 football fields. That's the equivalent of twelve million hectares per year. Almost a third of the affected areas were reported to be particularly worthy of protection forest in the oldest Generation. For the first time, intervention in the hitherto pristine natural rain forest were documented from centuries old, even thousand-year-old trees, said research group leader Mikaela Weisse to the AFP news Agency.
Frances Seymour, a leading researcher at the World resources Institute in Washington, warned: “The forests of the world are now in the emergency room. The welfare of the planet is at stake.” With each lost acre “we will come closer to the terrible scenario of runaway climate change,” said Seymour.
