Student World Atlas (Maailma atlas)
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World Forest Cover
Fo rests he lp regulate climate by sto n ng hu ge am ounts voiced co ncern over a lon g-t erm decrease in forest cover,
of carbon di oxide , whil e providing habitats for co un t as forest lands have been cleared for such purposes as
less animal and plant species. Environmentalist s have farnung, loggl11g, ml11mg, and urban expans IO n.
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Forest Cover
Forest cover 8,000 years ago
that has been lost
D Remaining forest cover
(much of it frag mented)
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Annual Deforestat ion
Rates
More than D.9% de fo rested
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