Deforestation in Mexico

An area transformed in agricultural and pasture land from forests and the small community of Nuevo Durango.

Unique identifier: GP0298T

Type: Image

Shoot date: 28/11/2010

Locations: Mexico, North America, Quintana Ro

Credit line: © Victor Garcia / Greenpeace

Latitude: 19°24'0"N

Longitude: 89°24'0"W

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Deforestation in Mexico

In spite of the Mexican government reports to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) that deforestation rates are rapidly decreasing, independent information from the National Autonomous University of Mexico and even from other government agencies, show this is not true. According to these studies, Mexico still looses almost half a million hectares of forests every year.

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