Indonesia Loses the World's Second Largest Area of Tropical Primary Forest

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Adi Ahdiat 19/01/2024 12:52 WIB

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According to the Global Forest Review, Indonesia is one of the countries that has experienced the greatest loss of primary tropical forest over the past two decades.

10 Countries with the Largest Loss of Tropical Primary Forests (2002-2022)*

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10 Countries with the Largest Loss of Tropical Primary Forests (2002-2022)*

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Indonesia is one of the countries that has lost the most humid tropical primary forest in the last two decades.

This is recorded in the Global Forest Review report from the World Resources Institute (WRI).

WRI defines humid tropical primary forest as old-growth forest with large carbon stocks and high biodiversity.

Here is a list of the 10 countries that lost the most forest during the period 2002-2022:

1. Brazil: 29.5 million hectares
2. Indonesia: 10.2 million hectares
3. Democratic Republic of Congo: 6.3 million hectares
4. Bolivia: 3.7 million hectares
5. Malaysia: 2.8 million hectares
6. Peru: 2.5 million hectares
7. Colombia: 1.9 million hectares
8. Cambodia: 1.4 million hectares
9. Paraguay: 1.1 million hectares
10. Laos: 1 million hectares

The forest loss figures recorded by WRI include areas of humid tropical primary forest that have undergone deforestation and degradation.

Deforestation is the permanent conversion of forest land to non-forest land, such as plantations or settlements.

Degradation, on the other hand, is the decline in function or damage to the forest ecosystem, caused by either human activities or natural events.

"Considering that primary forests take decades or centuries to recover, even degradation alone is extremely concerning," wrote the WRI team in their report.

"The countries on this list have a significant interest in forest conservation," they said.

Editor : Adi Ahdiat

"Disclosure: This is an AI-generated translation of the original article. We strive for accuracy, but please note that automated translations may contain errors or slight inconsistencies."