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Forests and land use depend on forests for their livelihoods Forests cover 1/3 of the total land area Forests contain most of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity Widespread forest restoration and tree-planting are significantly reducing the net loss of forest area Sound policies are needed to ensure a future for forests Forests must be managed sustainably to help reverse the effects of land degradation and deforestation of medicinal plants from tropical forests The rate of deforestation, though slowing, is still alarmingly high 5.2 million hectares lost each year; equivalent to the size of a soccer field every second Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations www.fao.org/forestry www.fao.org/es/ess Source: FAOSTAT (faostat.fao.org) Arable land and crops Forest area Other land Meadows and pastures 26% 31% 31% 12% The world’s land areas Americas Asia Europe Oceania Africa Africa Africa Americas Americas Americas Asia Asia Asia Europe Europe Europe Oceania Oceania Oceania Africa Forests are invaluable to all life on earth A sustainable future for forests

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Page 1: Forests and land use - fao.org€¦ · Forests and land use depend on forests for their livelihoods Forests cover 1/3 of the total land area Forests contain most of the world’s

Forests and land use

depend on forestsfor their livelihoods

Forests cover 1/3 ofthe total land area

Forests contain most of theworld’s terrestrial biodiversity

Widespread forest restoration and tree-planting are

signi�cantly reducing thenet loss of forest area

Sound policies are needed to ensure

a future for forests

Forests must be managedsustainably to help reverse

the e�ects of land degradationand deforestation

of medicinal plantsfrom tropical forests

The rate of deforestation,though slowing,

is still alarmingly high

5.2 million hectares lost each year; equivalent to the size

of a soccer �eld every second

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nationswww.fao.org/forestry www.fao.org/es/ess

Source: FAOSTAT (faostat.fao.org)

Arable landand crops

Forestarea

Otherland

Meadowsand pastures

26% 31%31%12%The world’s land areas

Americas

Asia

Europe

Oceania

Africa

Africa

Africa

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Asia

Asia

Asia

Europe

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Oceania Oceania Oceania

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Forests are invaluable to all life on earth

A sustainable future for forests

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