Deforestation - The Irreversible Action April 2014 | Page 4

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very year, the number of trees and forested areas significantly decrease. In fact, about 12 to 15 million hectares of forest are lost due to global deforestation annually. This is the equivalent to about 36 football fields per minute! As the world’s population continues to increase, so does the number of trees being cut down. If we as humans do not make a move to stop the constant occurrence of deforestation, the world may be impacted in a way that can never be reversed.