>>2736156You mangled the quote. There are more trees now in the US than there was in there were in 1900... Approximately 3% more trees now than in 1900.
However: prior to 1900 (from 1700 to 1900 before NPS was established in 1916) 50% of all US forests and 80% of all old growth was obliterated.
The Amazon has been logged over 20% of total coverage
The Congo has lost over 20% of coverage since 1900
The Sahara has been expanding south significantly
The CCP cut down so many trees during the Maoist revolution that they turned around 1/4 of the country into desert.
So not only is your claim unsubstantiated it is so obviously false that I can't imagine you being the least bit sincere in making it.
