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Between 2001 and 2013, greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation across the world’s tropical forests were, on average, larger than Russia’s economy-wide emissions in 2012. That’s 2,270 million metric tons (Mt) of carbon dioxide every year. More here.
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One year ago, in 2014, it was estimated that 715 sq. kilometers of boreal forest have already been ravaged ( 276 sq. miles )
by mining Oil Tar Sands operations, and even more will become victimized.
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