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Earth has 3 trillion trees. But is that enough?

2015-09-03 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Monitor: When faced with deforestation statistics that seem daunting, the fact that there are 422 trees per person on Earth sounds a bit more reassuring. But is it? On Wednesday, researchers published the most comprehensive assessment of global tree populations ever conducted, revealing findings that blew previous estimates out of the water. Prior to the Yale-led study, Earth was believed to be home to 400 billion trees, but the new estimate is nearly eight times higher 3.04 trillion. Researchers arrived...

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