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8 reasons we need to protect forests

Here’s eight reasons the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization says we need to protect forests.

Here’s eight reasons the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization says we need to protect forests. Image: Unsplash/Maxim Hopman

Natalie Marchant
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A chart showing how global forest expansion has been outstripped by deforestation for many years
Global forest expansion has been outstripped by deforestation for many years. Image: UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme)

a graph showing that South America and Africa have seen particularly high levels of deforestation
South America and Africa have seen particularly high levels of deforestation. Image: UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme)

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