Lungs Of Earth Are Under Peril
Forests and trees are lungs of Mother Earth. Everyday, we pledge to save trees, forests, biodiversity. But situation, after-pledge, is not improving. T he world’s forests, along with its oceans, absorb enormous amounts of the carbon dioxide that circulates in the atmosphere. Our forests are under stress and perils. Pic: Lungs of the Earth (Forests & Oceans). Source: Al Jazeera Lungs of the Earth Forests cover a third of the world’s land. At the beginning of the 20th century , the Earth’s forest area was about 50 million square kilometers. According to World Bank's ' World Development Indicator 2016' , since 1990, World have lost 1.3 million square kilometers of forests, an area larger than South Africa or 1,000 football fields of forests every hour or 800 soccer pitches an hour. According to Earth Day Network, "the situation is dire; forests are being eliminated very rapidly and time is quickly running out." According to ...