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State of World’s Forests Report – 2022

May 6 , 2022 807 days 642 0
  • It is the flagship publication of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
  • It is published every two years.
  • Total Forests cover 4.06 billion ha (31%) of the earth’s geographical area.
  • The world has lost 420 million hectares approximately 10.34% of its total forest area in the last 30 years (between 1990 and 2020) due to deforestation.
  • 10 mha of forests were lost every year between 2015 and 2020.
  • India and China could emerge as the biggest hotspots for new zoonotic viral diseases over the next few decades if human pressure on forests continues to increase.

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