Wednesday, 3 December 2014

Fact of the Day

HIGHEST DEFORESTATION COUNTRIES IN WORLD

Deforest RankCountry NameForest Area Cut (in Hectares)
1Brazil3,466,000
2Indonesia1,447,800
3Russian Federation532,200
4Mexico395,000
5Papua New Guinea250,200
6Peru224,600
7USA215,200
8Bolivia135,200
9Sudan117,807
10Nigeria82,000
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Tuesday, 2 December 2014

Fact of the Day

Green House Gas Emissions

According to FAO data, 59.3% of GHG emissions in Indonesia came from land-use change and forestry in 2011.

Acccording to FAO data, 15.5% of GHG emissions in Boreal Forests came from land-use change and forestry in 2011.


Fact of the Day

15%

of all greenhouse gas emissions are the result of deforestation.

Monday, 1 December 2014

Fact of the Day

46-58 MILLION

square miles of forest are lost each year.
That's equivalent to 36 football fields every minute.