"The 2017 tree cover loss numbers are in... Despite a decade of intensifying efforts to slow tropical deforestation, last year was the second-highest on record for tree cover loss, down just slightly from 2016. The tropics lost an area of forest the size of Vietnam in [these] two years."

Humans let trees down again /  Deforestation is accelerating, despite mounting efforts to protect tropical forests. What are we doing wrong?   Eco-Business

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