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China has grown more new forest cover than any nation on Earth (media.mas.to)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-30-years-of-deforestation-and-forest-growth-by-country/

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I am always happy to hear about reforestation, but has somebody understood out of which source the numbers from china are coming? I mean they are sometimes quite the enthusiasts talking about their successes

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

the article linked cites the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations as its source, so it's not using china's numbers for this

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Okay thanks, I guess I overlooked that :)

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not like forest cover is hard to verify by satellite imagery. Lying about reforestation and deforestation is hard.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The satellite imagery shows a net loss compared to CCP figures which show a net gain. China lies more easily than it tells the truth.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

You don't provide sources, so here are some that directly contradict your claim:

CAS: https://english.cas.cn/newsroom/mutimedia_news/202203/t20220322_302792.shtml

UNESCO: http://www.unesco-hist.org/index.php?r=en/article/info&id=1714

Journal of Geophysical Research: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2022JG007101

Remote Sensing: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/13/13/2592

International Journal of Remote Sensing: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01431161.2021.2022804

International Journal of Digital Earth: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17538947.2023.2190625

Where are your sources?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago

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