The interconnection wonderful beings have with the forest is impressive given the degree of co-dependency for the aging.
With regard to the designation of 2011 as the International Year of Forests, the Organization of the United Nations Food and Agriculture, published in Rome earlier this year, the biennial report of the situation forests in the world.
In that publication highlights the value of forests for the creation of sustainable living and reducing poverty. The chapters included in it highlights four key areas: regional trends of forest resources, sustainable development of forest sector to climate change adaptation and mitigation, and finally, the local value of forests.
For now analyze the first point referred to the regional trends of forest resources. In the Evaluation of Forest Resources 2010, discussed the current situation and trends in over 90 variables concerning the extent, condition, uses and values \u200b\u200bof all types of forests in more than two hundred countries and areas for periods of five years of reference. According to this evaluation noted that the total area of \u200b\u200bexisting forest in the world amounted to just over 4 000 million hectares, corresponding to 31 percent of the total land area equivalent to an average of 0.6 hectares per capita. The five most forest-rich countries are Russia, Brazil, Canada, the United States and China, representing more than half of total forest area.
From this assessment, that the rate of deforestation of natural causes, though still alarming, was shrinking. Globally, decreased from about 16 million hectares per year in the decade of 1990 to approximately 13 million hectares per year in the last decade. At the same time, afforestation and natural expansion of forests in some countries and areas were significantly reduced net loss of forest area worldwide. The net change of forest area between last decade was estimated at -5.2 million hectares per year, below the level of -8.3 million hectares per year recorded in the previous decade (1990 - 2000). However, most continued forest loss occurring in countries and areas in tropical regions, while much of the gain was concentrated in temperate and boreal areas and in some emerging economies.
significant progress was made in developing policies and national forest programs. Some 76 countries issued or updated their statements on forest policies since 2000 and 69 countries, mainly from Europe and Africa, reported that they had invigorated their forest laws. Nearly 75 percent of the world's forests were covered by programs national forest, that is, participatory processes for developing and implementing policies and international commitments related to forests at the national level.
According to this assessment, the African region has a forest area close to 675 million hectares (17% of global forest area). There was also a decrease in the rate of net loss of forest in the region, which increased from 4.0 million hectares per year between 1990 and 2000 to 3.4 million hectares per year during the last decade.
in both the Asia-Pacific area forest stands at 740 million hectares (18% of the world's forest area). Also, in these areas forests were lost at a rate of 0.7 million hectares per year in the decade of 1990, but there was an increase of 1.4 million hectares per year over the last decade.
On the other hand, in the Europe region recorded a total forest area of \u200b\u200bmore than 1 000 million hectares (25% of global forest area). Since the estimated total reserve carbon in forest biomass in 45 gigatons, about 16 percent of the world.
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Meanwhile, Latin America and the Caribbean has forest resources estimated 891 million hectares (22% of existing forest area in the world). The forest area in these areas continued to decline, and the main cause of deforestation was the conversion of forest land to agriculture and urbanization. It is estimated that the total carbon stored in forest biomass added 104 gigatons. Central America and South America recorded a net loss over the past decade, while in the Caribbean there was an overall gain of carbon in forest biomass.
The Middle East recorded only 3% of global forest area. It is estimated their forests 3.5 gigatons of carbon stored in biomass and that this amount has increased over the last decade.
In the region of North America's forests constitute about 17% of the world's forest area, estimating that this area is slightly higher than in the past decade. While Canada reported no change in forest area, Mexico stated that the loss rate declined over the past two decades. While the carbon in forest biomass in Canada, Mexico and the United States reported an overall positive trend for the region.
To download the complete version of the Status of Forests in the world clikea the link: http://www.fao.org/docrep/013/i2000s/i2000s.pdf
By: Elizabeth prayed N.
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