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A comment on Forest data for 236 countries and territories in the period 1990-2020.

Re:Forest data for 236 countries and territories in the peri... by Causality1 on Sunday December 19, 2021 @07:26PM (#29620201)
It's a little silly to make such a big deal out of 54% of global forest area being in five countries when those five countries make up more than 35% of the earth's land area.
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Re:Forest data for 236 countries and territories in the peri... by dylan604 on Monday December 20, 2021 @12:27AM (#29621822)
It's kind of big deal when one of those countries decides to just tear down the forests. That's 20%. If a second country decides to go the same route, you're now 40%.
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