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The World Resources Institute reported this week that nearly 30 million acres of forest were destroyed globally in 2019, an increase of 3% over 2018, with the heaviest losses in the tropics. How much forest is that? It’s a football field every 6 seconds.
Why This Matters: Our best natural defense against climate change is holding on to mature forests — and it is also one of the key ways to defend against pandemics.
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