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Earth’s 3 trillion trees are falling at an alarming rate

Earth’s estimated 3.04 trillion trees are falling at an alarming rate, namely because of human activities.

On Wednesday, researchers unveiled an assessment of tree populations around the world. Some of the data the researchers used included satellite imagery, as well as ground-based tree density estimates from hundreds of thousands of locations around the globe.

The estimate of 3 trillion trees is a lot higher than the previous estimate of 400 billion trees, which was based on satellite imagery, but with less data from on the ground.

However, since since the dawn of civilization, the total number of trees have dropped by around 46 percent, according to the study, which was led by scholars at Yale University.

Yale forestry researcher Thomas Crowther said that trees dominate the planet and they are the most prominent organisms on Earth, which used to be covered with many more trees. Before human civilization, around 5 trillion trees covered the planet.

Crowther’s study revealed that people cut down around 15 billion trees every single year, and only 5 billion trees are replanted. That means there is a net loss of 10 billion trees per year. If things keep going this way, then the planet’s trees will be wiped out in about 300 years.

The researcher said that humans are diminishing the huge population of trees on a global scale. He said that the scale of the numbers highlights the need for humans to step up their efforts if they are going to repair these effects.

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