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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago

China has grown more new forest cover than any nation on Earth

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China has grown more new forest cover than any nation on Earth

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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago
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https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-30-years-of-deforestation-and-forest-growth-by-country/

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    I am always happy to hear about reforestation, but has somebody understood out of which source the numbers from china are coming? I mean they are sometimes quite the enthusiasts talking about their successes

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      Here’s your source https://youtu.be/3_lAb8m9MpI?si=IrfZYXXuC1BNf2op

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        programming.dev back at it with the shit takes

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      It’s not like forest cover is hard to verify by satellite imagery. Lying about reforestation and deforestation is hard.

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        The satellite imagery shows a net loss compared to CCP figures which show a net gain. China lies more easily than it tells the truth.

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          You don’t provide sources, so here are some that directly contradict your claim:

          CAS: https://english.cas.cn/newsroom/mutimedia_news/202203/t20220322_302792.shtml

          UNESCO: http://www.unesco-hist.org/index.php?r=en/article/info&id=1714

          Journal of Geophysical Research: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2022JG007101

          Remote Sensing: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/13/13/2592

          International Journal of Remote Sensing: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01431161.2021.2022804

          International Journal of Digital Earth: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17538947.2023.2190625

          Where are your sources?

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      you managed to fit so much seething and coping into a single comment

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