Deforestation in the United States
"Between 2000 and 2005, the United States lost an average of 831 square miles (215,200 hectares, 2,152 square kilometers or 531,771 acres) of "primary forest" -- defined by FAO as forests with no visible signs of past or present human activities." (Butler)
The United States is working in gaining forests by planting more trees, but these don't compare to the primary forests. They don't have all the biodiversity the primary forests had.
The United States is working in gaining forests by planting more trees, but these don't compare to the primary forests. They don't have all the biodiversity the primary forests had.