Global deforestation driven by the consumption in the US (IMAGE)

Research Institute for Humanity and Nature

Global deforestation driven by the consumption in the US

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The map shows the cumulative spatial deforestation footprint over 15 years, from 2001 to 2015. The pixel value is the percentage of embodied deforestation by the target consumer country within the pixel area.

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Hoang and Kanemoto

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