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World Forest Day highlights multiple threats on forests

News Published 21 Mar 2011 Last modified 21 Jun 2016

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Forests cover over 30 % of the earth's surface. They are one of the most important 'storehouses' of biological diversity on land and play a key role in regulating our planet's climate. Their importance and the wide array of threats on world's forests are in the spotlight during the World Forest Day 21 March and the UN International Year of Forests 2011.