{"id":15151,"date":"2014-06-30T08:14:22","date_gmt":"2014-06-30T08:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/indonesia-surpasses-brazil-in-deforestation\/"},"modified":"2014-06-30T08:15:43","modified_gmt":"2014-06-30T08:15:43","slug":"indonesia-surpasses-brazil-in-deforestation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/indonesia-surpasses-brazil-in-deforestation\/","title":{"rendered":"Indonesia Surpasses Brazil in Deforestation"},"content":{"rendered":"

{{A new study has shown that Indonesia lost about 60,000 sq km of virgin forest – an area close to the size of Ireland – over a period of 12 years.}}<\/p>\n

The rate of deforestation has increased so much that Indonesia has for the first time surpassed Brazil in the rate of its clearance of tropical forests.<\/p>\n

The study was published in the journal Nature Climate Change.<\/p>\n

Scientists monitored the growth of deforested land in Indonesia between 2000 and 2012 using satellites.<\/p>\n

They say the land was cleared to make way for palm oil plantations and other farms.<\/p>\n

By 2012, the loss of primary forest every year in Indonesia was estimated to be higher than that in Brazil, said scientists.<\/p>\n

In that year, Indonesia lost 8,400 sq km of forest compared to Brazil which lost 4,600 sq km.<\/p>\n

The researchers, from the University of Maryland, said that deforestation had led to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions and a loss of biodiversity.<\/p>\n

Indonesia has 10% of the world’s plants and 12% of the world’s mammals. It is known for its diverse wildlife which includes orangutans and Sumatran tigers.<\/p>\n

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