Humans have 'destroyed or degraded' two-thirds of the world's original tropical rainforests

is destroyed, there is more potential for climate change, which in turn makes it more difficult for remaining forests to survive, said the report's author Anders Krogh, a"It's a terrifying cycle," Mr Krogh said. The total lost between just 2002 and 2019 was larger than the area of France, he found.

The rate of loss in 2019 roughly matched the annual level of destruction over the last 20 years, with a football field's worth of forest vanishing every 6 seconds, according to another recent report by the World Resources Institute.The Brazilian Amazon has been under intense pressure in recent decades, as an agricultural boom has driven farmers and land speculators to torch plots of land for soybeans, beef and other crops.

Central Africa ranks third, with most of the destruction centered around the Congo River basin, due to traditional and commercial farming as well as logging. Forests that were defined in the report as degraded had either been partially destroyed, or destroyed and since replaced by secondary forest growth,

Our current governments aren't smart enough to act on this. They'll just keep destroying the planet, in any way they want, as long as their wallets stay full and their voter numbers stay high

It's easy to blame Humans, but it's the big conglomerates that actually do the damage $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

So true for monetary gain

Trying to be positive: TheMulloonInst kissthegroundCA SoilHealth soilcarbon

Sure dinosaurs ate everything long before man came along

Only 1/3 left to go mostly the Amazon Basin (what's left of it,) then it's extinction for humanity, without the Amazon Basin which controls the climate right across earth, the Earth will die and all life upon it.

SBS I feel like the response to this is 'no shit!'. If anybody has any ideas for what we can do to help maintain/replant rainforest, as someone who doesn't live there...

The only question that remains to be told in the history of the human race is if we became extinct via lack of food, lack of oxygen, conflict, disease or a combination of them all. The outcome however is inevitable.

As humans are responsible 'let 'em suffer'. Unfortunately there'll be a lot of 'collateral damage.'

SBS degraded or destroyed journalism in Australia.

Stop breeding.

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