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The world is losing its tree cover

Indonesia lost 24.4m hectares of tree cover from 2001 to 2017, equivalent to a 15% decrease since 2000, and 2.44 gigatons of CO2 emissions

Malaysia

Indonesia

Tree cover

loss 2001-2017

Indonesia lost 24.4m hectares of tree cover from 2001 to 2017, equivalent to a 15% decrease since 2000, and 2.44 gigatons of CO2 emissions

Malaysia

Indonesia

Tree cover

loss 2001-2017

Guardian graphic. Source: University of Maryland Global Forest Watch. Note: Does not account for tree cover gain