The International Day
of Forests, the 21st day of March, was established by resolution of the United
Nations General Assembly on November 28, 2012. Each year, various events celebrate and raise
awareness of the importance of all types of forests, and trees outside forests,
for the benefit of current and future generations. Countries are encouraged to undertake efforts
to organize local, national, and international activities involving forests and
trees, such as tree planting campaigns, on International Day of Forests. The
Secretariat of the United
Nations Forum on Forests, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization, facilitates the implementation of such events in
collaboration with governments, the Collaborative Partnership on Forests, and international, regional and subregional
organizations.International Day of Forests was observed for
the first time on March 21, 2013.
The rate of the deforestation in the world is alarming. Every day a hectare
of the world's forests is being destroyed forever. Why is this happening? There
are two reasons - land and wood. In many countries the trees have been cut down
because the land was needed for crops. In other part of the world they cut down
trees because their wood is wanted. This wood is used by the local people for
firewood. Or it is exported to Japan, Europe and North America. There they used
for buildings or for making furniture.
Unfortunately, in most places the trees won't be replaced. The soil in the
forests is very thin, but it is protected by the trees. When trees are cut
down, the soil is washed away by the rain or blown away by the wind. Soon
nothing can be grown on it. The forest becomes a desert. Then people will need
more land and they will cut down more trees.
When we destroy the forest, we lose not only the trees but the homes of
millions of animals and plants together with them. At the moment there are
between five and ten million species of animals and plants on the Earth. One
million of these is extinct. All kinds of species are in danger - fish,
reptiles, birds, insects - as well as thousands of plants.
Who is guilty of this disaster? The answer is simple: all of us. There are
just too many people in the world. The world's population is now over one
billion people. Of course, it's very easy to blame the local people. We don't
chop down trees. They do. But the products are bought by people like you and
me.The rate of the deforestation in the world is alarming. Every day a hectare
of the world's forests is being destroyed forever. Why is this happening? There
are two reasons - land and wood. In many countries the trees have been cut down
because the land was needed for crops. In other part of the world they cut down
trees because their wood is wanted. This wood is used by the local people for
firewood. Or it is exported to Japan, Europe and North America. There they used
for buildings or for making furniture.
Unfortunately, in most places the trees won't be replaced. The soil in the
forests is very thin, but it is protected by the trees. When trees are cut
down, the soil is washed away by the rain or blown away by the wind. Soon
nothing can be grown on it. The forest becomes a desert. Then people will need
more land and they will cut down more trees.
When we destroy the forest, we lose not only the trees but the homes of
millions of animals and plants together with them. At the moment there are
between five and ten million species of animals and plants on the Earth. One
million of these is extinct. All kinds of species are in danger - fish,
reptiles, birds, insects - as well as thousands of plants.
Who is guilty of this disaster? The answer is simple: all of us. There are
just too many people in the world. The world's population is now over one
billion people. Of course, it's very easy to blame the local people. We don't
chop down trees. They do. But the products are bought by people like you and
me.
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