Forests are called the lungs of the earth, but today at many places forests are being cleared for agriculture and settlement. Would we get enough oxygen and water vapor in future? Would our future generations get enough timber , fruits and nuts ? What will happen to the wildlife? All these issues are a matter of concern.
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Every day, our planet loses about 356 square kilometres of forest especially in the tropics but also in the vast territories of the Russian taiga. That is about 35 football fields of forest per minute. This immense forest destruction is responsible for around 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. That's more than when all the cars and airplanes of the world emit together and the worldwide demand for wood is still increasing!
The forest is turned into disposable items of all kinds, from tissue paper to paper cups for the daily coffee-to-go. Forest areas have to give way for agricultural use, as soy is grown in its place for the increasingly growing meat production and palm oil crops for food and bio-fuel. Using forestland for agricultural production of food, cattle feeding, bio-energy and renewable raw materials as well as municipal, commercial, industrial and mining is generally more economically attractive than forestry. Even the often man-caused forest fires contribute to the destruction of large forest areas. This has particularly increased in recent years.
According to the World Bank, forests are essential to the survival and livelihoods of about 1.6 billion people who live in extreme poverty. The wide range of products made from the forests secure their food, income and housing while at the same time forests hold deep-rooted spiritual and cultural values. Traditional forms of self-sustainable agricultural activities and knowledge of the usefulness of valuable forest resources including endangered flora and fauna are disappearing.
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