Football pitch of rainforest destroyed every six seconds
By A Mystery Man Writer
Description
Vast tracts of pristine rainforest on three continents went up in smoke last year, with an area roughly the size of Switzerland cut down or burned to make way for cattle and commercial crops, researchers said Tuesday.
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Depressing destruction maps show how one football pitch of forest is lost every SECOND as rampant deforestation escalates around the world
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