Chart: Tropical forest loss between 2000-2005

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Publication Date: 
July 29, 2012
News Source: 
Mongabay

A study published last month in the journal Science came up with new estimates of tropical forest loss between 2000 and 2005. The research — led by Nancy Harris of Winrock International and also involving scientists from Applied GeoSolutions, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the University of Maryland — was based on analysis of remote sensing data calibrated with field studies.
 

 

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