Has the rate of deforestation increased or decreased in recent years?

In West Africa, almost 90% of the rainforest has been destroyed and now the logging is spreading to Central Africa. ... destruction, for example in the Amazon ... Since the 1960s, the cattle herd of the Amazon Basin has increased from 5 million to more than 70-80 million heads. Around 15% of the Amazon forest has been ... Aug 25, 2019 ... According to National Geographic, the Amazon has already lost around 17 percent over the past 50 years. The full devastation of these fires won' ... Nov 7, 2013 ... ... destruction of the Amazon rainforest could affect climate elsewhere ... Previous research has shown that deforestation will likely produce dry air ... ... Amazon Rainforest, the largest tropical forest. Each year, in December ... In just 50 years, almost 20 percent of the Amazon rainforest has been destroyed. Dec 24, 2022 ... The Amazon rainforest was being destroyed ... Bolsonaro and his ministers dismantled much of the forest protection machinery that had been ... Oil palm plantations currently cover more than 27 million hectares of the Earth's surface. Forests and human settlements have been destroyed and replaced by “ ... Feb 10, 2022 ... More than 1000 sq km of the Amazon has been felled on Brazilian soya ... Amazon were destroyed in a year. The agreement is widely ... Mar 17, 2025 ... It's estimated that roughly 20 percent of the Amazon Rainforest has disappeared during the past 50 years. ... There's been a lot of damage ... Oct 23, 2024 ... How Much Forest Loss Is Linked to Mining? Of the 1.4 million hectares of mining-related tree cover loss from 2001 to 2020, 450,000 hectares were ...