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\"\"\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>What is a forest?<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>
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Forests are lands spanning more than 0.5ha, with trees higher than 5m and a canopy cover of more than 10%, excluding land that is predominantly under agricultural or urban land use (FAO). Therefore, fruit trees or palm oil tree plantations are not considered as forests.<\/span>
\nForests cover 31% of global land surface and house a very important biodiversity. A third of forests are primary forests where there are no clearly visible indications of human activities and the ecological processes are not significantly disturbed.<\/span>
\nWorldwide, there are five types of forests: boreal, polar, temperate, subtropical and <\/span> tropical<\/a> (with the Amazon and a mosaic of various forests). The largest part of the forest (45%) is found in the tropics.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

Global forests situation, 2022<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Global forest area by climatic domain<\/h3>\n<\/div>