Forests and rainfall
Forests help to ‘cool down’ the Earth through their role in water evaporation, which creates clouds that reflect back sunlight.
Forests and the food we eat
Forests have a crucial role to play: feeding us ! In 2007, the value of foodstuffs produced by forests worldwide was an estimated 75-552$ per hectare per year. In other words, we need the forests to live as we do because they provide a substantial quantity of things for us to eat.
The causes of deforestation
La déforestation tropicale et amazonienne est effrayante. Chaque année l’équivalent de la superficie de la Grèce disparaît. La conversion forestière en terre agricole ou en plantations en est la principale cause.