Forests are essential plant formations for life in the Earth. These are sources of eating, shelter, fuel, clothing and medicine for many populations.
Thus, according to FAO, 60 million indigenous peoples depend almost entirely on the forests; 300 million people live in or around forests, and more than 1,6 billion people depend to varying degrees on forests. forests to survive.
In addition, forests host many biodiversity 'hotspots' and play a major role in fixing the CO2 that we emit massively and that dangerously disturbs our climate: 40% of the carbon Earth is stored in vegetation and soils of the forests.
4 centuries ago, 2/3 of the earth was covered with forests, today, only a third. According to the conclusions of a survey at the worldwide, the total area of the world's forests totaled 3,69 billion hectares in 2005, that is, 30% of the surface world.
Unfortunately, according to the World Resources Institute, 80% of the surface forest The original world has been destroyed or degraded, essentially over the past 30 years.
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