Lost forests in the world Over four times the area of Japan in 30 years 10:02 on May 23
The United Nations has been deforesting in order to secure agricultural land, and has called for conservation as the loss of approximately 1.78 million square kilometers of forest, which is more than four times the area of Japan in the world in the last 30 years.
This was revealed in a report released on 22nd by FAO = United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and UNEP = United Nations Environment Program.
Forests occupy about 40 million square kilometers, which is 30.8% of the land area of the whole world, but about 1.78 million square kilometers of forests have been lost mainly in Africa and South America in the last 30 years. This is about 4.7 times the area of Japan.
Deforestation is one of the reasons for this. Looking at the reasons for logging in 46 countries located in the tropics and subtropics, about 40% of large-scale farms that develop ranches and soybeans and oil palms are self-sufficient. Agricultural land acquisition for 33%, urban expansion and infrastructure development each 10%.
The United Nations has warned that "forest deforestation and degradation have continued to occur on a very large scale, and biodiversity has been lost," and we are reviewing food production methods and calling for forest conservation.