#Afuni Tree cutting is one of the oldest and perhaps most consequential activities on earth.
Just how many trees are being cut each year and where, or how are they being used?
Between 3.5 billion to 7 billion trees are being cut every year according to a report
published by the Rainforest Action Network (RAN). The United Nations Environment Program
(UNEP)’s 2020 The State of the World’s Forests report also indicates that about 420 million
hectares of forest have been cleared in the past 30 years which is equivalent to about 12
million hectares of forest per year. While a significant percentage of tree cutting is done
for necessary economic activities, there is certainly a need to take stock of the current
forest cover and track the felling of trees for various reasons. For this, a clear picture
of the number of trees currently on the planet vis a vis the tree cutting figures is required.
In a time when the world is experiencing the devastating effects of global warming and
deforestation, trees have left has never been more relevant. Globally, there are estimated to
be 3.04 trillion trees. This is according to a study published in the journal Nature. This
means that there are roughly 422 trees for every person on earth. With our current rate of
deforestation and at the same time a large number of tree planting initiatives, that number
is expected to stabilize over the coming decades.
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