One country is taking reforestation very seriously, registering more than 400,000 square km of forest growth in two decades.
The country with the most forest loss since 2001 lost as much forest cover as the next four countries combined.
We visualize which countries have the biggest share of world forests by area—and while country size plays a factor, so too, does the environment.
Together, the top five countries with the largest forests account for more than half of the world’s entire forest cover.
Where are the world's croplands located? This detailed map highlights the world’s cropland cover as of 2019.
Where are the world's forests? These high-resolution maps show how the world’s carbon-sequestering forests are spread.
Deforestation accounts for 10% of global CO2 emissions, yet receives just a small slice of climate funding. See why closing this funding gap is necessary to...
Deforestation is responsible for 12% of all global GHG emissions and is a key obstacle to decelerating rising global temperatures.
How much has the world’s land use changed over the last 10,000 years, and how have forests been impacted?
What is irrecoverable carbon, and where is it found?
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