The world is losing its trees despite a decades long effort to stop deforestation. A report by Global Forest Watch says the earth lost a staggering 11.1 million hectares of forest last year. So, what's behind this destruction? And can it be stopped?

Join host Laura Kyle.

Guests:

Frances Seymour - Distinguished Senior Fellow at the World Resources Institute.

Wessel Van Eeden - Global Communications Director at justdiggit, an organization working to restore trees and landscape in Africa.

Michael Jacobs - Professor of Political Economy at the University of Sheffield.