Diminishing Forests

For John, BLUF:  It appears the forests are not dimishing.  Thanks to technology, the global forest coverage is increasing.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Samizdata quote of the day

From Samizdata, by Mr Perry de Havilland (London), 27 August 2021.

Here is the lede plus one:

The deforestation statistics are startling to anybody who listens only to green activists.  In 2018 a team from the University of Maryland concluded:  ‘We show that – contrary to the prevailing view that forest area has declined globally – tree cover has increased by 2.24 million km².  That’s 7 percent more forest globally than in 1982.  New forests have been planted and old ones have regenerated naturally, as the footprint of farming shrinks, thanks to better yields.

– Matt Ridley in the print version of The Spectator, article titled Viral misinformation.

This sounds like good news.  Why isn't it working?

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff