Loss of World's Forests Accelerated in 2020 Despite Pandemic
At a Glance The world lost an area of tree cover larger than the state of Oregon in 2020.The amount of forest loss increased 7% despite shutdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic.Effects of climate change worsened the losses. Even as the COVID-19 pandemic shut down much of the world last year, the planet continued to lose vital forests. More than 99,000 square miles of tree cover — an area larger than the state of Oregon — disappeared in 2020, according...