I am always happy to hear about reforestation, but has somebody understood out of which source the numbers from china are coming? I mean they are sometimes quite the enthusiasts talking about their successes

[–] HornyOnMain@hexbear.net 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

the article linked cites the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations as its source, so it's not using china's numbers for this

[–] jupyter_rain@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 year ago

Okay thanks, I guess I overlooked that :)

[–] freagle@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 1 year ago

Source for your claim that they sometimes lie about their accomplishments?

[–] zerfuffle@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not like forest cover is hard to verify by satellite imagery. Lying about reforestation and deforestation is hard.

[–] stifle867@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The satellite imagery shows a net loss compared to CCP figures which show a net gain. China lies more easily than it tells the truth.

[–] zerfuffle@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

You don't provide sources, so here are some that directly contradict your claim:

CAS: https://english.cas.cn/newsroom/mutimedia_news/202203/t20220322_302792.shtml

UNESCO: http://www.unesco-hist.org/index.php?r=en/article/info&id=1714

Journal of Geophysical Research: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2022JG007101

Remote Sensing: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/13/13/2592

International Journal of Remote Sensing: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01431161.2021.2022804

International Journal of Digital Earth: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17538947.2023.2190625

Where are your sources?

[–] stifle867@programming.dev -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Here's your source https://youtu.be/3_lAb8m9MpI?si=IrfZYXXuC1BNf2op

[–] zerfuffle@lemmy.ml -5 points 1 year ago

programming.dev back at it with the shit takes