Monday, May 18, 2009

Global Reforestation

The World Resources Institute (WRI), working as part of the Global Partnership on Forest Landscape Restoration (GPFLR), has released a map outlining current worldwide forest cover. Forests once covered almost twice the area they do today and only one-fifth of the world’s original forest cover remains in large, unspoiled tracts.
Reforestation of degraded forests and safeguarding intact forests benefits our planet in many ways, including reduction of climate change.
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