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Posted by: Mihaela Bucatari
News / Economic
09 Jan. 2020 / 11:48
NBS: Forested territories are shrinking at an alert pace
Forested territories are shrinking at an alert pace. In the Republic of Moldova, three hectares of forest are cut every hour, data from the National Bureau of Statistics shows, and 73 hectares of forest are cleared daily in our country. For 2018, official statistical data show that deforestation was carried out on approximately 26.8 thousand hectares of forest, reports Moldova 1.
Forested territories are shrinking at an alert pace. In the Republic of Moldova, three hectares of forest are cut every hour, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) shows, and 73 hectares of forest are cleared daily in our country. For 2018, official statistical data show that deforestation was carried out on approximately 26.8 thousand hectares of forest, reports Moldova 1.
The Moldsilva Agency authorizes the clearing of 500 thousand cubic meters of wood annually, while the wood consumption is over one million cubic meters, ie twice as high.
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