Cebu lost 10,000 hectares of tree cover in the past 20 years

CEBU CITY, Philippines — For the past two decades, deforestation in Cebu had resulted in the loss of thousands of hectares of tree cover equivalent to the land area of Bantayan Island. Data from the Global Forest Watch (GFW) showed that the island province, including its capital Cebu City, lost a total of 10.1 kilo-hectare (kha) of tree cover, by percent canopy cover of less than 30 percent, from 2001 to 2022. This can be translated to around 10,100 hectares of relative tree cover. In comparison, 10,100 hectares is equivalent to 100 square kilometers, which is roughly the total land […]…

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