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This is a list of countries and territories of the world according to the total area covered by forests, based on data published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). In 2010, the world had 3.92 billion hectares (ha) of tree cover, extending over 30% of its land area. [1] [need quotation to verify]
Momentum has since continued, with 40,000 young ambassadors spreading the message in over 100 countries. [20] In 2015, researcher Tom Crowther found that about 3 trillion trees exist in the world [21] and later it was also estimated that planting 1.2 trillion more trees would counteract 10 years of anthropogenic CO 2 emissions. [22]
Many YouTubers created content to capitalize on the growing trend of Team Trees; [3] despite the Arbor Day Foundation reaching out to only a few hundred creators, Team Trees is now featured in over 80,000 videos from over 4200 global creators. Across Instagram and Twitter over 556,001 posts have garnered more than 4.6 billion views. [12]
Today, forests cover more than 30% of the world's land and contain more than 60,000 tree species, many as of yet unidentified. [11] [12] [13] Forests provide food, fiber, water and medicines for approximately 1.6 billion of the world's poorest people, including indigenous peoples with unique cultures. [14] [15]
The International Union for Conservation of Nature found more than one in three tree species worldwide faces extinction. More than a third of all trees species at risk of extinction Skip to main ...
This is a list of countries that have officially designated one or more trees as their national trees. Most species in the list are officially designated. Some species hold only an "unofficial" status.
living on a street with 10 more trees than average (both on the street and in backyards) makes you feel as healthy as if you were seven years younger.
As of November 2020, over 360 million trees had been planted in Madagascar by Eden Projects employees, with an average of 14 million more trees being planted every month. Thousands of local villagers now had consistent employment and were now able to send their children to school, provide food and clothing for dependent family members, and ...