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Vast forest losses in 2021 imperil global climate targets, report says

April 28, 2022967 Views

The world lost an area of forest the size of the U.S. state of Wyoming last year, as wildfires in Russia set all-time records and Brazilian deforestation of the Amazon remains high, a global forest monitoring project report said on Thursday. Global Forest Watch, which is backed by the non-profit World Resources Institute (WRI) and draws on forest data collected by the University of Maryland, said in a report that roughly 253,000 square kilometers (97,683 square miles) of forest were lost in 2021. The Calf Canyon fire burns in mountains south of Mora, New Mexico, U.S. April 25, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Hay Forests provide a buffer against climate change because of the vast amounts of carbon dioxide that they absorb and their rapid destruction is putting global climate targets at risk,...

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For tree lovers, plantations are a poor substitute for lost forests

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

March 29, 2022889 Views

* Indian forests squeezed by infrastructure development* With eye on emissions, government backs tree planting* Critics say intensive plantings are a poor substitute For scientist, activist and tree lover Ravi Chopra, it is a painful sight. Where thick forest recently stood, a swathe of bare yellow earth is now dotted with road-building materials and construction workers near his home in India’s Himalayan foothills. “It’s driving us crazy,” said Chopra, who runs an environmental nonprofit in the city of Dehradun, saying thousands of trees had been cut down due to two recent road-widening projects in the area. “We’re going to pay a very heavy price for cutting down our forests,” he warned. Across India, roads, hydroelectric projects and other infrastructure construction too...