New Maps Show Heavy Deforestation In 2013
16 January 2015
Newly released maps using U.S. satellite data show that Cambodia
continued to suffer major deforestation in 2013, much of it in nominally
protected forests and wildlife sanctuaries.
In November 2013, the University of Maryland released what it said
was the first study to combine a consistent measure of forest cover
around the world with a high degree of precision—a resolution on the
ground of 30 meters by 30 meters. Analyzing a trove of satellite data
from 2000 to 2012, the study showed that Cambodia lost 7.1 percent of
its forest cover over the past decade.
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