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Area of forests the size of France has regrown worldwide since 2000
11/05/2021 08:45 PM | Click to read full article
An area of forests larger than France has regrown around the world since 2000, new data suggests.
A mapping study undertaken by the Trillion Trees project found that almost 59 million hectares of forests have grown back worldwide since the turn of the millennium. The regrown forest area could store almost 5.9 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide, which is more than the annual emissions of the US.
