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Urban expansion ate into 35 million ha forests between 1992 and 2015: Study

Posted on August 13, 2019 by Rashid Faridi

The world may have lost up to 35 million hectares (Mha) forest to urbanisation between 1992 and 2015, claimed a recent study published in the journal Nature. Most of thios loss was due to ‘indirect changes’ — new cropland to make … Continue reading →

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