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Not the End of the World - Ep147: Dr Hannah Ritchie

Cleaning Up: Leadership in an Age of Climate Change

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Global Deforestation Trend and its Distribution

Since the end of the last Ice Age, around a third of the world's forests have been cut down, with half of the deforestation occurring post-1900. There is a trend where rich countries initially cut down forests, reach a low point, and then begin reforestation. This trend has resulted in temperate regions already peaking in deforestation and regrowing forests, while most deforestation now occurs in tropical regions.

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