Forest fires stoke record loss in world tree cover in 2016: monitor GFW
by Alister Doyle

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23 October 2017

On 23 October 2017 Reuters reported: Forest fires in Brazil and Indonesia contributed to a record loss in global tree cover in 2016, equivalent to the size of New Zealand, an independent forest monitoring network said on Monday (23 October). Worldwide, global tree cover losses rose 51 percent in 2016 to 29.7 million hectares (73.4 million acres) from 2105, according to data from the University of Maryland compiled by Global Forest Watch (GFW). That was a record high for GFW records stretching back to 2000 ... GFW said Brazil's Amazon region lost 3.7 million hectares of tree cover in calendar 2016, almost three times more than in 2015. That contrasts with official Brazilian data showing that deforestation in the Amazon fell 16 percent in the year to July 2017 compared to the same period a year earlier. Brazil said it was the first decline in three years. Weisse said GFW data often detect smaller-scale losses in tree cover, including in layers beneath the forest canopy, than the official data. Global Good News service views this news as the failure of modern science systems. Such 'flops' highlight the need for more intelligent, evolutionary, Natural Law based, life-supporting systems.

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