Indonesia Lost 27.7 Million Hectares of Tree Cover in Two Decades

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Viva Budy Kusnandar 05/11/2021 10:30 WIB

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The Indonesian province that recorded the largest loss of tree cover (canopy) in the last two decades is Riau, reaching 3 million hectares.

Loss of Tree Cover Area in Indonesia (2001-2020)

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Loss of Tree Cover Area in Indonesia (2001-2020)

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Based on Global Forest Watch data, Indonesia lost 962,000 hectares (ha) of tree cover (canopy) in 2020. This brings the total tree cover loss in Indonesia to 27.7 million ha between 2001 and 2020.

The province with the largest tree canopy loss in Indonesia over the past two decades is Riau, reaching 3 million ha. This is followed by West Kalimantan with a tree canopy loss of 3.58 million ha.

Next, Central Kalimantan experienced a tree canopy loss of 3.46 million ha. In South Sumatra, tree canopy loss reached 2.86 million ha.

Indonesia's tree cover loss in 2020 was the fifth largest in the world. Russia, with a tree cover loss of 5.44 million ha, ranked first.

This was followed by Brazil with a tree canopy loss of 3.29 million ha. Tree cover loss in the United States and Canada amounted to 1.97 million ha and 1.2 million ha, respectively.

Between 2001 and 2020, the world lost 411 million ha of tree cover. This is equivalent to a 10% decrease in tree cover since 2000 and equates to 165 gigatons of carbon emissions.

Editor : Dimas Jarot Bayu

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