Forest Declaration Assessment 2022

Current Context: The Forest Declaration Assessment 2022 was published that showed that the worldwide deforestation rates declined only by 6.3% in 2021 keeping 2018-2020 as a baseline.

• According to the assessment, Brazil was the largest contributor to deforestation in 2021 in the world.
• The South-American nation saw a rise of 3% in the rate of deforestation in 2021.
• The report mentioned that the global tree cover increased by 130.9 million hectares over the past 20 years.
• The most noteworthy improvements were observed in:

1. Russia (28.4%)
2. Canada (13.0%)
3. United States (10.7%)
4. Brazil (6.2%)
5. China (5%)

• With around 2.1 million hectares under tree cover, China showed the maximum growth.
• India has seen a gain of 0.87 million hectares in tree cover.
• Forest Declaration Assessment is published annually by the New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF) Assessment since 2015 and updates on progress toward global forest goals.

Question:

Q.1 According to the recently released Forest Declaration Assessment 2022, the worldwide deforestation rates declined by?
a. 5.3%
b. 6.3%
c. 7.3%
d. 8.3%