• Forests & deserts

    • Forests are disappearing, and deserts are growing. The Earth's ecosystems are under heavy pressure. And it could soon be too late to reverse the negative trends.

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    • Forests cut down or burned

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    • hectares
    • globally, this year

    • Wild forests left

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    • percent left
    • globally, right now

    • Replanted forests

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    • hectares
    • globally, this year

    • Growth of world's deserts

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    • hectares
    • growth, this year

    • Wood production

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    • cubic meters
    • globally, this year

    • Certified forest-friendly products

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    • share
    • of global sales, right now

    • Species gone extinct

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    • extinctions
    • globally, this year

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Something to consider

130,000 square kilometers of forests are cut down or burned every year - equivalent to 3 times the area of Denmark, a football field every 1.4 seconds, or 100 large harvesters working non-stop.

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