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Tracking Forest Cover In Belize - 19 Jun 2024
Tracking Forest Cover In Belize - 19 Jun 2024
Tracking Forest Cover In Belize - 19 Jun 2024
Tracking Forest Cover In Belize - 19 Jun 2024
Tracking Forest Cover In Belize - 19 Jun 2024
Tracking Forest Cover In Belize - 19 Jun 2024
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Tracking Forest Cover In Belize - 19 Jun 2024

June 19, 2024 - Belize - Belize, a small country in Central America, lies east of Guatemala along the Atlantic Ocean. Forests cover roughly 62 percent of its land, making it one of the most forested countries in Central America. Broadleaf deciduous forests thrive in the limestone soils in the northern part of the country, while tropical rainforests flourish in wet areas in the south. Mangroves line the coastline toward the country's east, and pine forests grow in areas with well-drained, acidic soils in the Maya Mountains in the southwest. However, these forested areas have lost ground in recent decades. According to forest cover loss data collected by Landsat satellites and processed by the Global Land Analysis and Discovery (GLAD) laboratory at the University of Maryland, Belize lost 3,020 square kilometers (1,170 square miles) of forest cover between 2001 and 2023, a 17 percent decrease. That's an area nearly the size of Rhode Island.

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