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November Feature: Forests
The world's forests are a resource of
incalculable value, yet they are being
degraded and destroyed at an
unprecedented rate.
As part of the effort to secure the future of the forests,
WWF-Netherlands and WWF International have funded the
World Conservation Monitoring Centre's production of the World
Forest Map. This is the first map to show the extent of the world's
forest areas, and how much is included in protected areas. The
results are sobering.
Of around 33 million square kilometres of forest in
the world, a scant 6 per cent is included in
officially protected areas.
Urgent action is needed now to protect the world's forest-based
biological diversity. We cannot watch as half the world's species
are pushed to the brink of extinction. WWF calls on world leaders,
decision makers, politicians, policy analysts, the public and the
business community to act now to prevent further loss of our
forests.
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