Deforestation: Causes, Impacts, and What We Can Do

We lose 10 million hectares of forest per year — equivalent to 27 soccer fields per minute. Main drivers: agriculture (80%), logging, mining, infrastructure. Tropical forests contain 50% of terrestrial species.

Trees absorb 2.6 billion tons of CO2 annually. Mangrove destruction releases more carbon per hectare than any other forest type. Solutions: sustainable forestry, reforestation, reducing beef consumption, paper recycling, supporting certification schemes..