Map showing the dominant causes of change to the Earth's tree cover from 2001-2020. Yellow areas show places that have had clearing of trees for small farming plots. Tan areas of the map show areas where forest have been cleared for the growth of commodity crops. Red areas show places where forests have been lost due to wildfires. Green areas show places with changes due to forestry. Purple areas show areas that have had changes in tree cover due to urbanization. Data obtained using the Landsat satellites. | |
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Crédit: | Science Photo Library / World Resources Institute / The Sustainability Consortium / University of Maryland / NASA |
Taille de l’image : | 4500 px × 2188 px |
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