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FORESTS - Climate Change, Biodiversity and Land Degradation
FORESTSC limate change , Biodiversity and Land DegradationJoint Liaison Group of the Rio ConventionsForests cover approximately 30% of the Earth s land surface and provide critical ecosystem goods and services , including food, fodder, water , shelter, nutrient cycling, and cultural and recreational value. FORESTS also store carbon, provide habitat for a wide range of species and help alleviate land Degradation and Rio Conventions: the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate change (UNFCCC), the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), all acknowledge the important contribution of FORESTS to the achievement of their respective goals and objectives and are working together to enhance synergies in this forest cover was just under 4 billion ha in 2005, 36% of which were classified as primary FORESTS FORESTS provide approximately billion people with food, medicines, fuel and other basic necessitiesOver two thirds of known land-based species live in FORESTS Approximately 8000 tree species, or 9% of the total number of tree species worldwide, are currently under threat of extinctionThe latest deforestation rates are estimated around 13 million hectares per year: a net loss of about million hectares per year for
Forests cover approximately 30% of the Earth’s land surface and provide critical ecosystem goods and services, including food, fodder, water, shelter, nutrient cycling, and cultural and recreational value. Forests also store carbon, provide habitat for a wide range of species and help alleviate land degradation and desertification.
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