Ciencia y Técnica

07
Oct
2020

Mapping the 1.6 billion people who live near forests

 

Global maps of places where people and forests coexist show that an estimated 1.6 billion people live within 5 kilometers of a forest. The assessment, based on data from 2000 and 2012, showed that of these 1.6 billion 'forest-proximate people,' 64.5 percent were located in tropical countries, and 71.3 percent lived in countries classified as low or middle income by the World Bank.

Para leerlo pinche aquí https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200918112140.htm

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