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Black Mountains, Wales
Last Tree Standing
The current rates of deforestation contribute to more than 20% of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions, making deforestation across the globe a significant contributor to human-induced climate change and biodiversity loss.
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that between 2000 and 2005 an average of 12.9 million hectares of forests was lost annually, mostly in South America, followed by Africa and Asia. Moreover, deforestation’s contribution to biodiversity loss increases the negative impacts of climate change on a number of aspects affecting human life, including water, food and energy security and access to raw materials. |
