Extent of pollution over Asia

Forest conservation and wood production

Cutting smaller parcels in Hälsingland Sweden

Number of tree species per country in the world

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) estimates that the accelerating rate of deforestation which has taken place over the last century has contributed to…

Economic value of forests in the Mediterranean basin

Pricing ecosystems

Main flow of illegally logged timber to Europe

Deforestation in Brazil compared with the area of Turkey

Over the past 40 years, about a fifth of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has been deforested (Reuters 2008). Official statistics show that annual deforestation has…

Estimated loss of rainfall in Amazonia in the next century

The synthesis of 23 climate models shows a decline in rainfall between 1980-1999 and 2080-2099 under mid- range (A1B) global greenhouse gas emissions scenarios.…

The routes of African ivory and rhino horns to Asia

In Central Africa, species under threat from poaching include elephants and rhinos. Rhinoceros horn is used in traditional Asian medicine, believed to reduce fevers…

Tea production areas and forest distribution in Kenya

The micro-climate associated with forest areas is often a critical factor in growing cash crops. In East Africa, tea is grown in areas adjacent…

Number of animal species per biome ecosystem