Mongabay Reports: How many trees are on the Earth?
When it comes to the world\u2019s forests, two commonly asked questions are \u201cHow many trees are on Earth?\u201d and \u201cHow many are cut down each year?\u201d A study in the journal Nature proposed answers: 3 trillion and 15.3 billion.
Mongabay Reports is a new series that shares evergreen articles like this from Mongabay.com, read by host Mike DiGirolamo. This episode features one of our most read stories of the last several years: "How many trees are cut down every year?" Though it was published in late 2015, the information is quite relevant today.\xa0
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Episode artwork: Redwood trees in California, photo by Rhett A. Butler. \xa0 Please share your thoughts! submissions@mongabay.com