Forests

ISSUES

The forest area represents a little less than 4 billion hectares, that is to say a third of the planet's surface area. This surface area is not spread equally. Over half of these forests are just in five countries: Russia, Brazil, Canada, the United States of America and China.
Every year, 13 million hectares of forest disappear. That is just over twenty football pitches a minute. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations considers the rate to be « alarming ». (1)
But if one takes the natural extension of some forests and plantations created by man into account, the net loss is « only » 7.3 million hectares for the 2000-2005 period.
The overall rate of deforestation has slightly slowed down in the past few years, partly thanks to the efforts of environmentalists. This is also due to the increasingly larger areas of plantations, particularly in China, and to the fact that the areas that are easier or more p...

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DEBATES

Roads are ruining the rainforests

William F. Laurance

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Survival International today called on all oil companies...

FOCUS

Comprendre Copenhague : la REDD pour lutter contre la déforestation

La déforestation représente presque 20 % des émissions mondiales de gaz à effet de serre, soit plus que les émissions des USA ou du secteur des transports. Lutter contre celle-ci est donc l’enjeu d’importantes...

VIDEOS

03/03/2010	Unchopping a Tree, part of Maya Lin's last memorial entitled What is...	26/01/2010	Stéphane Le Goaster, an engineer for the French forest administration...
15/01/2010	La déforestation détruit toutes les 2 secondes une superficie de forêt...	23/12/2009	Son nom est "Green", elle est seule dans un monde qui ne lui correspond...

GREEN TIPS

Reforestation in Borneo

The island of Borneo is experiencing heavy deforestation . The Indonesian government has therefore set up a...

INDICATORS

Protected areas
Biocapacity
Forest cover
Threatened ecosystems
National biodiversity index

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