Deforestation is not just a problem in local environments.
Deforestation is a global issue.

 

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Global Deforestation

 

• Forests the size of 25 football fields are being lost every minute!

• The world is losing 13.7 million hectares of forest every year.

• Only half the number of trees that are cut down annually are replaced.

• Deforestation and global warming go hand in hand and everything must be done to increase the number of trees planted each year and reduce the number of trees that are cut down every year.

 

                                Deforestation Around The World

 

Deforestation in Africa

 

• Africa deforestation is largely due to human activity, where 90% of the continent's population use wood as fuel for cooking.

• Deforestation on the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar is massively high, affecting about 94% of the nation’s land.

• So bad is Madagascar deforestation that it is described as the red island with 400 tonnes of soil per hectare being lost to erosion.

 

Deforestation in Brazil & South America

 

• Brazil has the largest continuous rainforest in the world, yet it refused to sign a declaration to try and stop deforestation altogether by 2030.

• Brazil is the second most forested country in the world, 5.1 million square kilometres of land under canopy.

• Yet in Brazil, deforestation is one of the highest in the world with ranching being the main cause of decimation of Brazil's rainforest.

• Deforestation in South America has found an ally in Norway who has pledged $350 million to protect forests in Peru.

• Ecuador has the highest rate of deforestation in Latin America with an annual loss of up to 200 000 hectares.

• Deforestation in Columbia another Latin American country contains some of the most endangered rainforests in the world and is not doing enough to protect them.

• In fact Amazon rainforest deforestation in Columbia is the fifth highest in the world.

• As far as cutting down the rainforest goes, 20% of the entire forest has been lost in the last 40 years.

• It's a frightening fact that Amazon deforestation could account for damage to or loss of 60% of the forest by 2030.

 

Deforestation in North America

 

• Deforestation in the United States carries with it an undertone of greed as loggers lure landowners with big monetary offers which they find hard to resist.

• The Boreal forest in Alaska is protected and should remain intact for the next 70 years.

• While deforestation in Canada is driven by economic growth, it remains one of the lowest in the world.

• In 2010 Canadian deforestation was less than 0.02%.

• Another country which has a lot of soil erosion is Haiti. Haiti deforestation is largely due to a demand for charcoal, a major source of energy is this poverty-stricken country.

• Deforestation in Costa Rica is at a rate of 20 000 acres every year.

 

Deforestation in Asia

 

• Russia holds a fifth of the world's forests, yet due to deforestation in Russia, it could run out of timber.

• In 2010, 8.8 million square kilometres of Russian land was under forest, making it the most forested country in the world.

• China, the world’s most populous country has only 20% forest cover, but parts of it is under pressure due to the need for housing.

• Part of the deforestation India is due to the development of hydro-electric dams, built to meet the electricity demands of an ever growing population.

• Indonesia has the third most number of species of trees in the world.

• A huge 80% of logging in Indonesia is illegal and it has one of the planets highest rates of deforestation.

 

Deforestation in Europe

 

• Finland, Sweden and Portugal have the highest rate of deforestation in Europe.

• The European Union has come under a lot of criticism for supporting many products resulting from deforestation in other parts of the world.

 

Oceania

 

• Australian rainforests are well conserved and open for the public to enjoy.

• Oceania forest types fall into three main categories – Tropical 62%. Subtropical 30%. Temperate 8%

 

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deforestation_by_region

http://web.mit.edu/africantech/www/articles/Deforestation.htm

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-29338413

http://greenliving.lovetoknow.com/United_States_Deforestation

http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/forests/inventory/13419

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/last-of-amazon/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deforestation_by_region

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/russia-is-running-out-of-forest/508149.html

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