Protecting the most at-risk tropical forests would save 25 million jobs

Every year, the planet loses an area of tropical forest equivalent to the size of South Korea. And overall, almost one-quarter of all tropical forests are at high risk of being lost, according to a new report by the UN Environment Programme. These threatened areas provide a host of benefits: from safeguarding jobs and food security for millions of people to recycling and decontaminating freshwater. To save these forests, says UNEP, the world needs to more than triple its annual investment in forest protection.