Mexico has faced significant challenges in managing its tree cover, with the latest incident being a wildfire in Baja California Sur. Over the years, the country has experienced a fluctuating trend in tree cover loss, primarily driven by shifting agriculture, which has consistently been the leading cause of deforestation. The data reveals that shifting agriculture was responsible for a staggering average of over 69% of the total tree cover loss from 2001 to 2022.
Forestry activities, wildfires, and urbanization have also contributed to the decline, with forestry accounting for an average of approximately 17%, wildfires around 2%, and urbanization just under 1% of the total tree cover loss during the same period. The impact of these drivers has led to an overall net loss in tree cover, with a net change of -790,307.77 hectares, marking a -1.25% change.
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