Find out the latest in forestry news in this week’s Forest Digest!
- In the last 25 years, the world lost a forested area the size of South Africa — Washington Post
New findings released in the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) 2015 Global Forest Resources Assessment revealed that 500,000 square miles of forested area has been lost in the last two and a half decades. - Much More Than Trees: Forests are Key to Sustainable Development — FoodTank
At the 14th World Forestry Congress in Durban, South Africa, a strong emphasis is being placed on forests’ irreplaceable role in sustainable development and the resulting need for more sustainable forest management. - Forest Loss Has Halved In The Past 30 Years, Latest Global Update Shows — IFLScience.com
The FAO’s 2015 Global Forest Resources Assessment released on Monday, while noting significant forest area loss in the last couple decades, revealed that the annual rate of net forest loss has halved in 30 years. - ‘More bold measures needed to preserve forests’ — SABC News
Continuing with the findings revealed at this year’s World Forestry Congress, forestry experts, as well as civil society groups, are advocating the need for more drastic and urgent forest preservation measures to be taken to combat future demands.