☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to World News@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 2 days agoAfrica's forests have switched from absorbing to emitting carbon, new study findsphys.orgexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: treehuggers@slrpnk.netnews@hexbear.netclimatecrisis@lemmy.mlcollapse@sopuli.xyz
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkAfrica's forests have switched from absorbing to emitting carbon, new study findsphys.org☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to World News@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square8linkfedilinkcross-posted to: treehuggers@slrpnk.netnews@hexbear.netclimatecrisis@lemmy.mlcollapse@sopuli.xyz
minus-squareGreatSquare@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoWhat’s the cause of the forest degradation they mentioned though? I assume it’s human intervention of some kind but it’s not clearly stated.
minus-squareSaapas@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 day agoI found this FAO links the persistent trend mainly to extensive agriculture and commercial logging, often illegal and poorly regulated -for domestic and industrial wood production. These practices continue to accelerate the disappearance of natural forests. https://africanagribusiness.com/africa-loses-29-million-hectares-of-forest-in-a-decade/4994/
What’s the cause of the forest degradation they mentioned though?
I assume it’s human intervention of some kind but it’s not clearly stated.
I found this
https://africanagribusiness.com/africa-loses-29-million-hectares-of-forest-in-a-decade/4994/