World’s Last Remaining Forest Wilderness at Risk

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Logging, Canda. Photo source: ©© Felix63

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The world’s last remaining forest wilderness is rapidly being lost, and much of this is taking place in Canada, not in Brazil or Indonesia where deforestation has so far made the headlines.

A new satellite study reveals that since 2000 more than 104 million hectares of forests – an area three times the size of Germany – have been destroyed or degraded.

despite all the media attention on deforestation in the Amazon forest and the forests of Indonesia, it is Canada that has been leading the world in forest loss since 2000, accounting for 21 percent of global forest loss. By contrast, the much-better known deforestation in Indonesia has accounted for only four percent.

Massive increases in oil sands and shale gas developments, as well as logging and road building, are the major cause of Canada’s forest loss…

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