How does forest fragmentation contribute to biodiversity loss?

Aug 22, 2024 ... For example, largely due to drought and climate change, there were at least 61 percent more fires in the Amazon during the first six months of ... ... percent of tropical rainforest ecosystems will be destroyed by the year 2020. ... More than 20 percent of rainforest in the Amazon has been razed and is gone ... Amazon Rainforest Fires. 2024 was a catastrophic year for the Amazon, as ... By June 2024, our planet had experienced 13 consecutive months of record ... Sep 18, 2023 ... Over the last 40 years, approximately 20% of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest has been destroyed. This is equivalent to about 800,000 square ... Between 17 and 20 percent of the Amazon, the world's largest rain forest, has been destroyed over the past fifty years. The majority of deforestation has ... Jul 31, 2023 ... The fashion industry has been linked to the destruction of the world's largest rainforest, the Amazon. Aside from the use of trees for the ... Apr 17, 2025 ... Almost 20 percent of the Amazon rainforest has been destroyed so far. If this destruction continues, we may never find all the valuable ... Jan 12, 2024 ... Preliminary data shows more than 5000 sq km were cleared, still over six times the size of New York City. Jul 21, 2023 ... More than 18 per cent of the Amazon rainforest has so far been destroyed, and a further 17 per cent is degraded. As their habitats disappear ... Aug 30, 2019 ... About 17 percent of the Amazon has been lost, and if that rises to 20 to 25 percent, some scientists warn the forest will cross a tipping ...