{"id":44099,"date":"2022-02-22T10:34:55","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T13:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/?page_id=44099"},"modified":"2025-04-28T14:26:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T17:26:57","slug":"deforestation-statistics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/statistics\/deforestation-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"The State of Forests and Forestry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"44099\" class=\"elementor elementor-44099\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-46f5775 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"46f5775\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-86e0c28\" data-id=\"86e0c28\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c94e7b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c94e7b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE STATE OF<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32cd2be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32cd2be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FORESTS<br> AND FORESTRY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a5c12e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5a5c12e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\"> \t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4344b48 elementor-section-height-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed 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class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94d27dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94d27dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE STATE OF<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4d14ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4d14ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Forests <br>and Forestry <br> 2023<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07f7aca elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"07f7aca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\"> \t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9bc098 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9bc098\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84b47a0\" data-id=\"84b47a0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-788ea68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"788ea68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TOPICS COVERED<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ea748e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ea748e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element 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\t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ada2116 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ada2116\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3faa632\" data-id=\"3faa632\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d1ea23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d1ea23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Climate change and it\u2019s escalation indicate that deforestation remains as one of the key factors contributing to what is regarded as one of the biggest ongoing crises humanity has been facing for decades now.<\/p><p>The scale of awareness and environmental action has increased in recent years, both of those being phenomena which have led to a slight decrease in deforestation. However there is still way more that can be done in this direction.<\/p><p>Lawnstarter has compiled a list of useful facts on the current state of deforestation, main contributing factors, its various effects on the environment and much more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f9c824a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f9c824a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4754313\" data-id=\"4754313\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2397a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2397a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Key Takeaways<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23b915c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23b915c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u25c9 Forests cover 31% of the world\u2019s land area<\/p><p>\u25c9 The world has lost 33% of its forest cover in the last 10,000 years<\/p><p>\u25c9 About 15 billion trees are cut down by people annually<\/p><p>\u25c9 About 50,000 of species are lost due to deforestation every year<\/p><p>\u25c9 Around 1.6 billion people globally are impacted by deforestation<\/p><p>\u25c9 Around 90% of deforestation worldwide is caused by agriculture<\/p><p>\u25c9 Trends indicate that only 10% of rainforests will be left by 2030<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b57ad77 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b57ad77\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-581b00e\" data-id=\"581b00e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a8a17a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a8a17a8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"id-1\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4123f56\" data-id=\"4123f56\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24adbd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24adbd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Much Deforestation Occurs Each Year?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-062ec26 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"062ec26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every year, an area of forest the size of the United Kingdom is destroyed throughout the world, the majority of it consisting of tropical rainforest, with disastrous consequences for the climate emergency and species.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-66ecf02 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66ecf02\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f29d372\" data-id=\"f29d372\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f11a30c elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"f11a30c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Hectares of Forest Lost Every Year<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"10\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">M<\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5de6ccb\" data-id=\"5de6ccb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f54032 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"3f54032\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Acres of Forest Lost Every Day<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"80000\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bccae7\" data-id=\"5bccae7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25c2b08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"25c2b08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">The Number of Trees Cut Down Each Year<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"15\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">B<\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d514375\" data-id=\"d514375\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-856362e elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"856362e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Species Disappeared Every Year<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"50000\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a3b73a9 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a3b73a9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-093c3c9\" data-id=\"093c3c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c9d243 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9c9d243\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/amazon-def-scaled-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-44107\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/amazon-def-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/amazon-def-scaled-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/amazon-def-scaled-1-656x369.jpg 656w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/amazon-def-scaled-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/amazon-def-scaled-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/amazon-def-scaled-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/amazon-def-scaled-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/amazon-def-scaled-1-928x522.jpg 928w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-484e0d0\" data-id=\"484e0d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83f6541 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83f6541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About 30% of Global Tropical Deforestation Occurs in Brazil<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc90c42 elementor-view-framed elementor-position-inline-start elementor-shape-circle elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"dc90c42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-tick\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\"> \t\t\t\t\t\tThe Amazonian rainforest, often referred to as \u201cthe lungs of the planet\u201d, has lost around 17% of its forest area in the last 50 years due to deforestation.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f123a35 elementor-view-framed elementor-position-inline-start elementor-shape-circle elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"f123a35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-tick\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\"> \t\t\t\t\t\tBetween the summer of 2020 and the summer of 2021 data shows that 13,235 square kilometers (5,110) of the Amazonian rainforest was destroyed.  \t\t\t\t\t<\/p> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-268c841 elementor-view-framed elementor-position-inline-start elementor-shape-circle elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"268c841\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-tick\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\"> \t\t\t\t\t\tIf the current pace of deforestation continues in a rainforest as crucial as the Amazon, it\u2019s estimated that by 2030 the rate of said forest loss will go up to 27%.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c0d7d9 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c0d7d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-875a812\" data-id=\"875a812\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39daf65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"39daf65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0327c80\" data-id=\"0327c80\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-626f97c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"626f97c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About 30% of Global Tropical Deforestation Occurs in Brazil<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-031a54c elementor-view-framed elementor-position-inline-start elementor-shape-circle elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"031a54c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-tick\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\"> \t\t\t\t\t\tThe Amazonian rainforest, often referred to as \u201cthe lungs of the planet\u201d, has lost around 20% of its forest area due to deforestation.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc8f257 elementor-view-framed elementor-position-inline-start elementor-shape-circle elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"dc8f257\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-tick\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\"> \t\t\t\t\t\tBetween the summer of 2020 and the summer of 2021 data shows that 13,235 square kilometers (5,110 sq.mi) of the Amazonian rainforest was destroyed.  \t\t\t\t\t<\/p> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d35c72 elementor-view-framed elementor-position-inline-start elementor-shape-circle elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"4d35c72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-tick\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\"> \t\t\t\t\t\tIf the current pace of deforestation continues in a rainforest as crucial as the Amazon, it\u2019s estimated that by 2030 the rate of said forest loss will go up to 27%.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c3b144 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c3b144\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08bda7d\" data-id=\"08bda7d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-651afc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"651afc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Countries With the Highest Deforestation Rates in the World<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-361f4ab elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"361f4ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Deforestation is a huge problem in the world, damaging both our environment as well as jeopardizing a lot of species that call these forests home.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b98625 elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-shape-circle elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"7b98625\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-tree\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\"> \t\t\t\t\t\tLarge-scale forestry activities inside managed forests and tree plantations were the primary cause of tree cover loss.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75c9567 elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-shape-circle elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"75c9567\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-tree\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\"> \t\t\t\t\t\tRussia accounts for the largest share of tree cover loss followed by Brazil, which has seen an increase in deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon as well as an increase in the number of forest fires\t\t\t\t\t<\/p> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba2ab96 elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-shape-circle elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"ba2ab96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-tree\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\"> \t\t\t\t\t\tThe U.S is listed as one of the top 5 countries with the most deforestation (1.9 million hectares lost in 2020).\t\t\t\t\t<\/p> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5d5bc1\" data-id=\"c5d5bc1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe105f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fe105f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1874\" height=\"1119\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/deforestation-map-2-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-44451\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/deforestation-map-2-1.png 1874w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/deforestation-map-2-1-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/deforestation-map-2-1-646x386.png 646w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/deforestation-map-2-1-150x90.png 150w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/deforestation-map-2-1-768x459.png 768w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/deforestation-map-2-1-1536x917.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/deforestation-map-2-1-928x554.png 928w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1874px) 100vw, 1874px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-46d496f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46d496f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-92bb685\" data-id=\"92bb685\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fc2c33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fc2c33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In many countries across the globe, trees are being cut down much faster than they&#8217;re naturally growing back.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4b804d elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"b4b804d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\"> \t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"jki jki-quote-light\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53beb15\" data-id=\"53beb15\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5530df6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5530df6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ab77d3\" data-id=\"9ab77d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d898d6 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"7d898d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"5.4\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">M<\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17aedde elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17aedde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">hectares of tree cover was lost in Russia compared to 3.7 mha in 2019<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-613d8c1 elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"613d8c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; preserveAspectRatio=&#039;none&#039; overflow=&#039;visible&#039; height=&#039;100%&#039; viewBox=&#039;0 0 24 24&#039; fill=&#039;none&#039; stroke=&#039;black&#039; stroke-width=&#039;1&#039; stroke-linecap=&#039;square&#039; stroke-miterlimit=&#039;10&#039;%3E%3Cpath d=&#039;M0,6c6,0,0.9,11.1,6.9,11.1S18,6,24,6&#039;\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;);\"> \t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e572c52 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"e572c52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"3.2\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">M<\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a66fde4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a66fde4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">hectares of tree cover destroyed in Brazil compared to 2.7 mha in 2019<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20b60ac elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"20b60ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; preserveAspectRatio=&#039;none&#039; overflow=&#039;visible&#039; height=&#039;100%&#039; viewBox=&#039;0 0 24 24&#039; fill=&#039;none&#039; stroke=&#039;black&#039; stroke-width=&#039;1&#039; stroke-linecap=&#039;square&#039; stroke-miterlimit=&#039;10&#039;%3E%3Cpath d=&#039;M0,6c6,0,0.9,11.1,6.9,11.1S18,6,24,6&#039;\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;);\"> \t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-933d4a2 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"933d4a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"2.3\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">M<\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbad5ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cbad5ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">hectares of tree cover lost in Australia compared to 1.6 mha in 2019<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edde1c9 elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"edde1c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; preserveAspectRatio=&#039;none&#039; overflow=&#039;visible&#039; height=&#039;100%&#039; viewBox=&#039;0 0 24 24&#039; fill=&#039;none&#039; stroke=&#039;black&#039; stroke-width=&#039;1&#039; stroke-linecap=&#039;square&#039; stroke-miterlimit=&#039;10&#039;%3E%3Cpath d=&#039;M0,6c6,0,0.9,11.1,6.9,11.1S18,6,24,6&#039;\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;);\"> \t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc3653e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc3653e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cee424f\" data-id=\"cee424f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7769ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7769ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Countries With the Highest Deforestation Rates in the World<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a52920 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a52920\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Deforestation is a huge problem in the world, damaging both our environment as well as jeopardizing a lot of species that call these forests home.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc2dbe2 elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-shape-circle elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"dc2dbe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-tree\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\"> \t\t\t\t\t\tLarge-scale forestry activities inside managed forests and tree plantations were the primary cause of tree cover loss.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d4b831 elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-shape-circle elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"5d4b831\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-tree\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\"> \t\t\t\t\t\tRussia accounts for the largest share of tree cover loss followed by Brazil, which has seen an increase in deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon as well as an increase in the number of forest fires\t\t\t\t\t<\/p> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e85e7cd elementor-view-stacked elementor-position-inline-start elementor-shape-circle elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"e85e7cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-tree\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\"> \t\t\t\t\t\tThe U.S is listed as one of the top 5 countries with the most deforestation (1.9 million hectares lost in 2020).\t\t\t\t\t<\/p> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e55372a\" data-id=\"e55372a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af2a034 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"af2a034\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/countries-deforestation-4-768x379.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-44108\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/countries-deforestation-4-768x379.png 768w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/countries-deforestation-4-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/countries-deforestation-4-646x319.png 646w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/countries-deforestation-4-150x74.png 150w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/countries-deforestation-4-1536x757.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/countries-deforestation-4-928x458.png 928w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/countries-deforestation-4.png 1874w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d1d342 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d1d342\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e539da2\" data-id=\"e539da2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dfd770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dfd770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In many countries across the globe, trees are being cut down much faster than they&#8217;re naturally growing back.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae096ce elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"ae096ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\"> \t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"jki jki-quote-light\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4339ac\" data-id=\"f4339ac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-97de4d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"97de4d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2165908\" data-id=\"2165908\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-becc461 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"becc461\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"5.44\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">M<\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5013c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5013c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">hectares of tree cover was lost in Russia<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71ae5ef elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"71ae5ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; preserveAspectRatio=&#039;none&#039; overflow=&#039;visible&#039; height=&#039;100%&#039; viewBox=&#039;0 0 24 24&#039; fill=&#039;none&#039; stroke=&#039;black&#039; stroke-width=&#039;1&#039; stroke-linecap=&#039;square&#039; stroke-miterlimit=&#039;10&#039;%3E%3Cpath d=&#039;M0,6c6,0,0.9,11.1,6.9,11.1S18,6,24,6&#039;\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;);\"> \t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31eb35e elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"31eb35e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"3.2\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">M<\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9b335d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a9b335d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">hectares of tree cover destroyed in Brazil<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cefdaea elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cefdaea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; preserveAspectRatio=&#039;none&#039; overflow=&#039;visible&#039; height=&#039;100%&#039; viewBox=&#039;0 0 24 24&#039; fill=&#039;none&#039; stroke=&#039;black&#039; stroke-width=&#039;1&#039; stroke-linecap=&#039;square&#039; stroke-miterlimit=&#039;10&#039;%3E%3Cpath d=&#039;M0,6c6,0,0.9,11.1,6.9,11.1S18,6,24,6&#039;\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;);\"> \t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89b4fbd elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"89b4fbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"2.3\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e68e5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e68e5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">hectares of tree cover lost in Australia<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62cfa0e elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"62cfa0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; preserveAspectRatio=&#039;none&#039; overflow=&#039;visible&#039; height=&#039;100%&#039; viewBox=&#039;0 0 24 24&#039; fill=&#039;none&#039; stroke=&#039;black&#039; stroke-width=&#039;1&#039; stroke-linecap=&#039;square&#039; stroke-miterlimit=&#039;10&#039;%3E%3Cpath d=&#039;M0,6c6,0,0.9,11.1,6.9,11.1S18,6,24,6&#039;\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;);\"> \t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-579f3d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"579f3d6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d4bf12\" data-id=\"4d4bf12\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5ec21d elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"d5ec21d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<iframe title=\"Global Annual Tree Cover Loss [2021]\u00a0\" aria-label=\"Table\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-83BUa\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/83BUa\/1\/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border: none;\" width=\"800\" height=\"516\" data-external=\"1\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd42a0e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd42a0e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41acc67\" data-id=\"41acc67\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8261b67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8261b67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Deforestation in the U.S<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-174a813 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"174a813\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>U.S is listed as one of the top 5 countries with the most forest distribution, an estimation reveals that 7.6% of the world\u2019s forests are in the US, in other words about 310 million hectares.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a7147d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a7147d6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bb7ec2\" data-id=\"5bb7ec2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8eac70e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8eac70e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bd2a73\" data-id=\"4bd2a73\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6cab22 elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"d6cab22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\"> \t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-tree\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0254f33 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"0254f33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"7.6\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-652dcf6 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"652dcf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">+<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f61c4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f61c4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">of world's forests are in the US<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-81210fb\" data-id=\"81210fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-994b164 elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"994b164\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\"> \t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Layer_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewbox=\"0 0 512.002 512.002\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 512.002 512.002;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g>\t<g>\t\t<path d=\"M485.492,338.004L452.1,300.63c-10.133-11.352-29.141-4.226-29.141,11.125v48.504c0,3.071-2.5,5.565-5.565,5.565   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\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a7436f elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a7436f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">+<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0d19ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0d19ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">acres burned by wildfires in the US<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a7bccc\" data-id=\"4a7bccc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f956d00 elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"f956d00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\"> \t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-cut\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b78b8a0 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"b78b8a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"36\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">M<\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5b4ef3 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d5b4ef3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">+<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bead91b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bead91b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">trees lost due to urbanization<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba4ae3d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"ba4ae3d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-20f2c58\" data-id=\"20f2c58\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-91bfc61 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"91bfc61\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8de8b27\" data-id=\"8de8b27\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c56b71b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c56b71b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Wildfires and acres burned in the US from 1983-2021<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a73d05d elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a73d05d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<iframe title=\"\" aria-label=\"Interactive area chart\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-khbPd\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/khbPd\/1\/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"400\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">!function(){\"use strict\";window.addEventListener(\"message\",(function(e){if(void 0!==e.data[\"datawrapper-height\"]){var t=document.querySelectorAll(\"iframe\");for(var a in e.data[\"datawrapper-height\"])for(var r=0;r<t.length;r++){if(t[r].contentWindow===e.source)t[r].style.height=e.data[\"datawrapper-height\"][a]+\"px\"}}}))}();\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-addf579 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"addf579\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">SOURCE: National Interagency Fire Center<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bfc32a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bfc32a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e4ec8e\" data-id=\"3e4ec8e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f51483e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f51483e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The number of fires across the U.S for the last five years paints a picture of the ever increasing deforestation and the cycle between the phenomenon and wildfires. In 2021 there were 58,985 fires affecting 7,100,000 acres, for 2020 58,950 fires affected 10,122,336 acres. In 2019 there were 50,477 fires recorded, affecting 4,664,364 acres and for 2018, 58,083 fires recorded, affecting 8,767,492 acres in total.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Predictions for the summer of 2022 point towards a hotter than average summer across the United States. July and August standing out as the hottest months in many regions.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7981701\" data-id=\"7981701\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ed7e48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ed7e48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ways to Prevent Forest Fires<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eed863b elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"eed863b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-balance-scale\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Obey the Laws Regarding Open Fires<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-smoking\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Keep Anything Flammable Away<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-fire-extinguisher\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Have Firefighting Tools in Hand<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-fire-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Never Leave Fires Unattended <\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-campground\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Make Sure to Dispose Hot Charcoal<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-fill-drip\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Carefully Drown All Fires<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Extinguish Smoking Materials Carefully<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b29eef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b29eef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ae99dd\" data-id=\"0ae99dd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dc33ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3dc33ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Top 5 U.S states with the most wildfires and area burned<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2de2aea elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"2de2aea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<iframe src='https:\/\/flo.uri.sh\/visualisation\/10546805\/embed' title='Interactive or visual content' class='flourish-embed-iframe' frameborder='0' scrolling='no' style='width:100%;height:400px;' sandbox='allow-same-origin allow-forms allow-scripts allow-downloads allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation'><\/iframe><div style='width:100%!;margin-top:4px!important;text-align:right!important;'><a class='flourish-credit' href='https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/visualisation\/10546805\/?utm_source=embed&utm_campaign=visualisation\/10546805' target='_top' style='text-decoration:none!important'><img alt='Made with Flourish' src='https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/made_with_flourish.svg' style='width:105px!important;height:16px!important;border:none!important;margin:0!important;'> <\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-717dd4c\" data-id=\"717dd4c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-856c04b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"856c04b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As the data shows, wildfires have become an increasing issue for regions all over the United States, however there are some states more affected than others. California, Oregon, Montana, Washington and Arizona are the top five states with the most area burned by wildfires in 2021.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Comparatively the continent of Europe has a lower number of areas burned by wildfires in 2021.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7775dbc elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"7775dbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Number of Acres Burned in the US<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"7.1\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">M<\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea6617d elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"ea6617d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Number of Acres Burned in Europe<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\"> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"2.7\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span> \t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">M<\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18d48c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18d48c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9b3c76\" data-id=\"e9b3c76\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef3dbe0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef3dbe0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Green initiatives taken by states <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec63c5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec63c5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>&#8211;\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">California proposing banning gas-powered vehicles, and constructing a high-speed rail line.<\/span><\/p><p><b>&#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York banning natural gas in new buildings<\/span><b><br \/><\/b><b><\/b><b><\/b><b>&#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seattle expanding its light rail system to connect the entire Puget Sound Region.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-368feed\" data-id=\"368feed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-514b9b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"514b9b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Top 5 Most Sustainable Cities in 2022 <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d6f059 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"9d6f059\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<iframe src='https:\/\/flo.uri.sh\/visualisation\/12195703\/embed' title='Interactive or visual content' class='flourish-embed-iframe' frameborder='0' scrolling='no' style='width:100%;height:400px;' sandbox='allow-same-origin allow-forms allow-scripts allow-downloads allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation'><\/iframe><div style='width:100%!;margin-top:4px!important;text-align:right!important;'><a class='flourish-credit' href='https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/visualisation\/12195703\/?utm_source=embed&utm_campaign=visualisation\/12195703' target='_top' style='text-decoration:none!important'><img alt='Made with Flourish' src='https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/resources\/made_with_flourish.svg' style='width:105px!important;height:16px!important;border:none!important;margin:0!important;'> <\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8c8a23 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c8c8a23\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"id-2\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c68edd\" data-id=\"4c68edd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc24d2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc24d2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Are <br>Our Forests Important?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d6e599 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d6e599\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Forests shelter many species and they continue to provide a living for humans as well. Not only that but they help with issues such as climate change, water conservation and much more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9a6ab6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9a6ab6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99f04ae\" data-id=\"99f04ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0caab8f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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full year.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7beacb8\" data-id=\"7beacb8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95fcb70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95fcb70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Forests cover 31% of the entire world\u2019s land area<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5847fd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5847fd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Forests are an integral part of the entire land area for the planet. As an ecosystem they represent one of the most biodiverse in the world. Though they are crucial these forests are not spread out equally throughout the planet.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35d051f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35d051f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>80% of the world\u2019s amphibians, 77% of world\u2019s birds and 68% of mammals live in forests<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8a28d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8a28d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A large number of various species find their homes in the forest. The loss of forests increases the risk of extinction for many of these species therefore damaging the diversity of the ecosystems they contribute to.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b9415a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b9415a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Approximately 75% of the world\u2019s accessible freshwater is derived from forests<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-827996c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"827996c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>About 180 million people in over 68.000 communities worldwide rely on forests as their primary resource of water. Even cities like Los Angeles and Atlanta receive a big portion of their water supply from forests.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29c2030 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29c2030\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1.6 Billion people worldwide depend on forests for their livelihoods<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdc5ae2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bdc5ae2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Deforestation impacts the lives of one third of the world\u2019s population. Most of the people impacted depend on forests for water and other commodities. A majority of them live in poverty and as such are heavily reliant on these forests for their livelihoods.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2061b65 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"2061b65\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"id-3\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e20839\" data-id=\"5e20839\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86bec5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86bec5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Main Causes <br> of Deforestation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a595e8f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a595e8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:400}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\"> \t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb91e19 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb91e19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There\u2019s multiple factors that contribute to deforestation globally varying from consumption of products that require raw materials generated from trees to unprecedented forest fires and more.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Some of the most prevalent causes leading to the current statistics remain agriculture, logging, forest fires and urbanization.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68c7eec\" data-id=\"68c7eec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-46d5679 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46d5679\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb18a5a elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"fb18a5a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cc71c4 elementor-view-default 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\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0eb99ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0eb99ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Agriculture<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45eec7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45eec7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Agriculture remains as the single biggest cause of deforestation and severe degradation. It is also the leading cause of habitat destruction.<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cfc8490 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"cfc8490\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee571ac elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"ee571ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\"> \t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Urbanization<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d93fd79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d93fd79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In the last two decades urbanization has contributed to deforestation with about 5.6%.<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9353a48\" data-id=\"9353a48\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e2ad80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4e2ad80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1003\" height=\"721\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/main-causes-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-44120\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/main-causes-2.png 1003w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/main-causes-2-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/main-causes-2-646x464.png 646w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/main-causes-2-150x108.png 150w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/main-causes-2-768x552.png 768w, https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/main-causes-2-928x667.png 928w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1003px) 100vw, 1003px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53c0623 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53c0623\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"id-4\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37b406f\" data-id=\"37b406f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6ad810 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e6ad810\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where the Future is Headed?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b53992c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b53992c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Even though there\u2019s been a decrease in the rate of deforestation since the 90s, the data shows that the pace of this progress has significantly slowed down in the last decade especially in Europe and Asia. As of right now this forest area worldwide continues to decrease by an average of 4.7 million hectares per year. If this trend continues the goal of increasing the forest area globally by 3% is unlikely to be achieved by 2030.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Restoring forests could be one of the first steps towards ensuring a better, more sustainable future. There\u2019s about 51.6 million hectares of land that used to be forested that could be restored in the United States alone. This restored land could potentially capture 314 million tons of CO2 which would be the same as removing 67 million vehicles from the road every year. This could be a tremendous step in the right direction!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b25385 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b25385\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e817de\" data-id=\"6e817de\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4888b77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4888b77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Can You Do to Help?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39e0c63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39e0c63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sometimes it may seem like there is not much that can be done on an individual level and that only major international intervention can lead to substantial change. But there is a part everyone can play in order to help halt deforestation little by little.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0fe683f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0fe683f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2510c5c\" data-id=\"2510c5c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c793c1d animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"c793c1d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2c998a\" data-id=\"b2c998a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d779514 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d779514\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">01<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6247cc0 elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-square elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"6247cc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-tree\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span  > \t\t\t\t\t\t\tPlant more trees\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/h3> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\"> \t\t\t\t\t\tstart from your own community and help enrich your environment\t\t\t\t\t<\/p> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c42c48e elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c42c48e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"105\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/arrow.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-44121\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8069a9\" data-id=\"a8069a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19d736b elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19d736b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">02<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ba475d elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-square elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"5ba475d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24px\" height=\"24px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M12.586 2.586A2 2 0 0 0 11.172 2H4a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v7.172a2 2 0 0 0 .586 1.414l8 8a2 2 0 0 0 2.828 0l7.172-7.172a2 2 0 0 0 0-2.828l-8-8zM7 9a2 2 0 1 1 .001-4.001A2 2 0 0 1 7 9z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span  > \t\t\t\t\t\t\tBe a smart consumer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/h3> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t try to buy products that do not contain palm oil \t\t\t\t\t<\/p> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17c242a elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"17c242a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"106\" height=\"46\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/arrow-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-44123\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-16a32ab\" data-id=\"16a32ab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ff43c1 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ff43c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">03<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67e572f elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-square elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"67e572f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-recycle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span  > \t\t\t\t\t\t\tReduce, Reuse and Recycle\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/h3> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\"> \t\t\t\t\t\tthis way you\u2019re not contributing to over-consumption\t\t\t\t\t<\/p> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bbc94a elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3bbc94a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"105\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/arrow.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-44121\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7946024\" data-id=\"7946024\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e82b03 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e82b03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">04<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2601bc elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-square elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"c2601bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\"> \t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-hands-helping\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<span  > \t\t\t\t\t\t\tSupport NonProfits\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t<\/h3> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\"> \t\t\t\t\t\tfind organizations that you believe in that share similar values and make a donation to support their cause\t\t\t\t\t<\/p> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/section> \t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7462b6a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7462b6a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6c18a9\" data-id=\"f6c18a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\"> \t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-169bc8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"169bc8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sources<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b925f0b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b925f0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\"> \t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> \t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<\/div> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f21a74 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"0f21a74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\"> \t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fao.org\/3\/CA8753EN\/CA8753EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">FAO<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/indicator\/AG.LND.FRST.ZS\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">World Bank<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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