• Hewwo • World annual deforestation is estimated to as 13.7 million hectares per year • Only half of this area is reforested. • Kyoto protocol FAO
• Forests cover 31% of land
• The rate of deforestation shows signs of decreasing, but is still alarmingly high • South America and Africa continue to have the largest net loss of forest • Significant progress has been made in developing forest policies, laws and national forest programmes • The number of university students graduating in forestry is increasing • More than 1.6 billion hectares of forest have a management plan KOROTO What is deforestation? To kill a tree. Deforestation Index in 2017 Impacts on the environment • Habitat loss • Enhanced global warming • Soil erosion