International Decade of Biodiversity

International Year of Forests 2011

2011 was the International Year of Forests, celebrating the value and benefit of forests and trees.


Did you know...

  • Forests are home to 300 million people around the world?
  • Trade in forest products was estimated at $327 billion in 2004?
  • Forests cover 31% of total land area?
  • The livelihoods of over 1.6 billion people depend on forests?
  • Primary forests account for 36% of forest area?

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Conservation for prosperity. Tiakina te taiao, kia puawai