If only 1% of the Earth's surface is urbanized, why are climate change activists crying about deforestation?

Especially when governments around the world already make sure there's regulations in regards to clearing out the wilderness?

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wildbill83 · 41-45, M

deforestation is a myth; there are more trees now than there were 35 years ago; a net gain of about 2.24 million square kilometers (roughly the combined land surface of Texas and Alaska)

uikakarotuevegeta · 26-30

@wildbill83 exactly