Tropical forest losses outpace UN estimates (original) (raw)

Satellite data suggest that forest loss accelerated in the past 20 years, contradicting the United Nations' reports that it decreased.

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Tollefson, J. Tropical forest losses outpace UN estimates.Nature (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2015.17009

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• Published: 26 February 2015
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2015.17009