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Table 4 Estimated annual emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and relative proportions

From: Greenhouse gas emissions from tropical forest degradation: an underestimated source

Activity

Annual emission (Gt CO2e year−1)

%

Degradation

2.06

25

 Timber

1.09

53

 Woodfuel

0.62

30

 Fire

0.35

17

Deforestation

6.22

75