Bolivia Deforestation Rates & Statistics | GFW - Global Forest Watch
In 2010, Bolivia had 62.7 Mha of natural forest, extending over 58% of its land area. In 2023, it lost 696 kha of natural forest, equivalent to 370 Mt of CO₂ emissions. Explore interactive charts and maps that summarize key statistics about forests in Bolivia.
Patterns of Forest Change in Bolivia - NASA Earth Observatory
2022年8月24日 · The Tierras Bajas region in Bolivia is home to some of the most distinctive land-use patterns in the world. Since the late 1970s, a series of pinwheel-shaped and rectangular deforestation zones have remade the Chiquitano dry forest …
Burning in silence: Bolivia’s forest fires and its threat to global ...
2024年9月17日 · This year’s forest fires in Bolivia have reached devastating levels, threatening unique ecosystems, including the Chiquitano Dry Forest. Despite the scale of destruction —burning over 4 million hectares, displacing entire communities, and endangering biodiversity —these fires have received far less global attention compared to the Amazon ...
Bolivia Interactive Forest Map & Tree Cover Change Data | GFW
Explore the state of forests in Bolivia by analyzing tree cover change on GFW’s interactive global forest map using satellite data. Learn about deforestation rates and other land use practices, forest fires, forest communities, biodiversity and much more.
Bolivian forests | WWF
Bolivia has 53 million ha of forested area of which 16% is currently devoted to sustainable use. The natural forests in Bolivia are a traditional source of resources and complement the subsistence of rural and indigenous inhabitants in the lowlands.
Bolivia's Deforestation Crisis | REVOLVE
2023年10月13日 · Bolivia has the third highest deforestation rate of primary forests in the world, right after Brazil and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). 14% of all the forest has already been lost to industrial agriculture of soy, maize, and cattle ranching.
Deforestation in Bolivia: A Threat to Biodiversity - revolve.media
2023年10月13日 · In the autumn of 2022, fires devoured thousands of hectares of Bolivian forest, leading to the replacement of the trees with soy, corn, sorghum, and, later, cattle. The shrinking of the Bolivian tropical forests is widely under-reported since it is eclipsed by the fast destruction of the Amazonian rainforests in neighboring Brazil.
The hidden crisis of deforestation in Bolivia – Global Canopy
2023年8月23日 · Deforestation rates in Bolivia have increased by 259% over the last eight years driven primarily by agricultural expansion. In 2022 alone, Bolivia lost almost 596,000 hectares of forest and had the third highest rate of primary forest loss after Brazil and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The context of deforestation and forest degradation in Bolivia: …
Bolivia's forest resources are of global importance, its main forest areas are located in subtropical and tropical regions. There is severe deforestation going on in the lowlands at a rate of approximately 200,000 ha per year, whilst forest degradation mostly concerns montane forests.
Bolivia: forest loss - reuters.com
Bolivia lost a record of some 386,000 hectares of primary forest in 2022, making the landlocked South American nation the third biggest deforester after Brazil and the Democratic Republic of...