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How many trees are cut down every year?
2015-09-02 23:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: A new study published in Nature estimates the planet has 3.04 trillion trees. The research says 15.3 billion trees are chopped down every year. It also estimates that 46% of the world's trees have been cleared over the past 12,000 years. When it comes to the world`s forests, two of the commonly asked questions are "How many trees are are on Earth?" and "How many trees are cut down each year?" A new study proposes answers: three trillion and 15.3 billion. The research, published today...
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