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Wildfires have destroyed an area of protected tropical forest twice the size of Wales since 2001, study reveals

Wildfires have destroyed an area of protected tropical forest twice the size of Wales since 2001, study revealsWorldPing

Over 4 million hectares (9.9 million acres) of protected tropical forest—an area double the size of Wales—have been lost to wildfires since 2001.

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