Tropical deforestation up 10% in 2022 releasing billions of tons of carbon – UPI.com

…The area of primary tropical forest cut or burnt down in 2022 grew by 10% from 2021 to 15,830 square miles, pumping out 3 billion tons of CO2 or as much as India’s total annual emissions from fossil fuels, according to a new report in collaboration with the University of Maryland… Source: Tropical deforestation up 10% in 2022 releasing billions of tons of carbon – UPI.com