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But you underestimated how much still remains.","They realize that lots of rainforest has been lost, but they underestimate how much remains.","Source: Rainforest Foundation Norway","In the report we use for this question, tropical rainforest is defined as having a lot of precipitation (between 1.5m - 9m a year according to the report) and a climate which is frost free. The report uses data from the FAO and Global Forest Watch. It is, the authors say, the first analysis of tropical rainforest ever done.\n\nThe figures from 100 years ago rely on estimates and cannot be considered exact. Indeed, among the six independent experts we contacted about this question, there were various disagreements and skepticism about the figures  Rainforest Foundation Norway uses. Counting trees is notoriously difficult and subject to different definitions and counting. However, there was little argument that - of the three options used in the question - “more than 30%” was more correct than the other two options. \n\n[1]  [Rainforest Foundation Norway - “State of the Tropical Rainforest”, from March 2021](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.regnskog.no\u002Fen\u002Fnews\u002Fonly-a-third-of-the-worlds-rainforests-remains-intact) \n\n[2]  For this question we consulted six independent experts, including Rodney Keenan of the University of Melbourne.","Of all the tropical rainforest that once covered the Earth, roughly 34% has been turned into farmland or plantations, and a further 30% has been degraded with planted trees and less biodiversity. While these are alarming numbers, most people believe the devastation has been even worse. Roughly one third still remains more or less 'untouched'. \n\nInstead of giving up hope, everyone should know that a third of the original tropical rainforests are still possible to save.\n\n### Why is it a problem that people are wrong about this?\nA lot of tropical rainforest in the world has been degraded or destroyed, but not all of it. There is still a third of the world's tropical rainforest that needs protecting. If most people think that there is much less rainforest left they might think all hope has already been lost, but that is not the case!\n\n### Why are people wrong about this?\nDeforestation and degradation of rainforests is a huge problem and something that needs to be taken seriously. Most people are aware of this, therefore they overestimate the size of the problem in their heads.\n\n### Can I trust this data?\nYes, you can. But you need to be aware that this data is an estimation. \nMeasuring forests and counting trees is extrememly difficult and there are many different opinions on the best ways to define and measure forests, not to mention that some of the data here is over 100 years old.\n\nDespite these issues the source uses data from two of the best forest data sets (the UN's FAO, and Global Forest Watch) and although the six experts we contacted had various concerns, there was agreement that “more than 30%” was more correct than the two other answer options we use. \n","The rainforests haven't all been destroyed... yet"]