Forest cover


Forest cover in general refers to the relative or sure land area that is covered by forests or the forest canopy or open woodland.
Global forest cover, however crucial for soil health, the water cycle, climate and air quality it is, is severely threatened by deforestation everywhere, as a direct consequence of agriculture, logging, and mining.
Forest cover can be increased by reforestation and afforestation efforts, but loss of old-growth forests is irreversible in terms of its ecological services.
Since the onset of agriculture, the number of trees worldwide has dropped by 46%, according to one research published in 2018.
Global forest cover now has been estimated to be just 30% or in 2006 with 12-yearly losses amounting to and reforestation gains about.
In particular, forest cover may refer to