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Ecosystems
Tropical rainforest. Deforestation
Deforestation of the rainforest continues to be one of the major environmental problems in the world. In addition, we must add the problem of forest degradation. Deforestation data (published by FAO) indicates the hectares of forest has disappeared completely, but the clearance of forests, which is not reflected in a decrease surface, leads to a degradation of these vital ecosystems.
Hectares of rainforest eliminated
Hectares of forest removed for the 10 countries that have eliminated a greater surface in the period 1990-2010, with the % of the total forest of the country that has been removed. |