Re:Global deforestation peaked in the 1980s
by p_j_w on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @02:41PM
(#28213328)
>The world is on a re-forestation trend, according to the article.
Am I misreading something here (either your comment or the article)? My impression here is that total forested land is still decreasing, but the rate of decrease is not increasing.
Re:Global deforestation peaked in the 1980s
by philwelch on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @06:55PM
(#28215724)
The first derivative is still negative but the second derivative is positive.
[dead]
Re:Global deforestation peaked in the 1980s
by scrollaway on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @11:59AM
(#28211307)
What’s the point of such a hostile, sarcastic and off base comment, man?
[dead]
Re:Global deforestation peaked in the 1980s
by rexreed on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @01:34PM
(#28212560)
Ok,let's stop and think. The article is saying that the rate of deforestation stopped increasing in the 1980s, and since then we've made gains on reforestation as well as stopping the increase in deforestation rate. What exactly would you like the alternative to be? A re-increase in deforestation rates? A halt to reforestation?
Yes, wishful thinking would be that it would be nice if we didn't have all that deforestation to begin with, but here we are, reversing that trend, and somehow there's an alternative that would be better than that? What alternative to reducing the rate of deforestation and increasing reforestation is there?
Re:Global deforestation peaked in the 1980s
by charbonneau on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @01:56PM
(#28212824)
Neither titzer nor me suggested there was an alternative.
"Global forest loss peaked in the 1980s – losing an area half the size of India. Since then, deforestation has slowed. In fact, many countries have now reversed the long-term trend and transitioned to a net gain of forests, reforestation."
So clearly something is working. A lot of the responses are assuming that deforestation rate of growth is continuing or even accelerating, especially the random remarks attributing deforestation to all sorts of things. The world is on a re-forestation trend, according to the article.