As of 2020, tree cover in Morocco extending to an area of over 3,180 hectares was lost due to shifting agriculture, which is related to small and medium-scale agricultural activities. Forestry, which includes losses from plantation and natural forest harvesting, with some primary forest deforestation, affected more than 178 hectares of tree cover. In the same year, wildfire caused tree cover losses amounting to around 124 hectares.
Tree cover loss in Morocco as of 2020, by dominant cause
(in hectares)
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"Note that “tree cover loss” is not the same as “deforestation” – tree cover loss includes change in both natural and planted forest, and does not need to be human caused."
Forest cover loss from shifting agriculture refers to temporary loss or permanent deforestation due to small and medium-scale agriculture.
Loss from forestry refers to temporary loss from plantation and natural forest harvesting, with some deforestation of primary forests.
Loss from wildfire refers to temporary loss, and does not include fire clearing for agriculture.
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GFW. (April 13, 2022). Tree cover loss in Morocco as of 2020, by dominant cause (in hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190698/tree-cover-loss-drivers-in-morocco/
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