Here’s 2000 square kilometers (800 sq. miles) of deforestation in the Santa Cruz region of Bolivia. Deforestation in the country has primarily been driven by the expansion of mechanized agriculture, as Bolivia seeks to produce more food for its growing population. From 2002 to 2021, the country lost a total of 66,000 square kilometers (25,400 square miles) of tree cover — that’s an area 40 times the size of London.Click on the image below to watch a Timelapse video on our Instagram, or click here to watch on YouTube Shorts.—-17.546054°, -62.105244°
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Bolivia Deforestation
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Here’s 2000 square kilometers (800 sq. miles) of deforestation in the Santa Cruz region of Bolivia. Deforestation in the country has primarily been driven by the expansion of mechanized agriculture, as Bolivia seeks to produce more food for its growing population. From 2002 to 2021, the country lost a total of 66,000 square kilometers (25,400 square miles) of tree cover — that’s an area 40 times the size of London.Click on the image below to watch a Timelapse video on our Instagram, or click here to watch on YouTube Shorts.—-17.546054°, -62.105244°