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The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reports (2005) that the Earth's total forest area continues to decrease at about
- 13 million hectares (32.5 million acres) per year. Or
- 250 000 hectares (625 000 acres) per week. Or
- 35 714 hectares (89 000 acres) per day. Or
- 1488 hectares (3720 acres) an hour. Or
- 25 hectares (62 acres) a minute. Or
- 0.4 hectares (1 acre) every second.
An American Football field measures 0.53 ha (1.32 acres). So about 4 football fields every 5 seconds!
Many people think the actual figure is much higher, because these figures were provided by each country, and may not include illegal logging.
A report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N.: The State of the World's Forests 2003 notes the percentage of forest lost between 1990 and 2000.
Burundi (15 000 hectares, 9%) and Haiti lost the most (7 000, 5.7%).
Some countries increased their forest cover. Among them:
- Israel 4.9% increase
- Ireland 3%
- Cuba 1.3%
- China 1.2%
- UK 0.6%
- New Zealand 0.5%
- USA 0.2%
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How much deforestation is there each year in Brazil?
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How much soil erosion happens in a year?
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How desertification occurs?
Overgrazing- animals relying on too much of the vegetation; there will be none left. Deforestation- Cutting down of tress; soil will be unprotected. Forest fire-Demolish all the vegetation. Z.Guzman
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as it there will be no food and to much sunlite for the plants
What kinda of animals are affected by deforestation and how?
Pretty much all of them.
How much percentage of deforestation is on the earth?
More than half.
