12∞ · Question 11.9.7
How much forest has been lost?
About a third of the world’s forest since farming began, with roughly ten million hectares still cleared each year, mostly in the tropics for cattle, soy, and palm oil.
From the book 12∞ Twelve to Infinity by D.R. Davenport. The full answer is free to read with an iBelieve account.
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- Part
- 11: How Humanity Got Here
- Gate
- 11.9: The Wounded Earth
- In print
- Page 381
- ← 11.9.6 · Is the world running out of fresh water?
- 11.9.8 → · Who suffers most from environmental damage?
- All of Part 11
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