Trees, woodland and forest

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Contents 1 Action Ideas 1.1 Why it matters 2 Random facts 3 Related 4 International links

[edit] Action Ideas

• Community orchards
• Community woodlands
• Nature trails

[edit] Why it matters

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[edit] Random facts

• Worldwide, some 60 million indigenous people are almost completely reliant on forest resources for their livelihoods - for food and fuel, medicines and materials. Source: FOEI's The Tyranny of Free Trade: wasted natural wealth and lost livelihoods, December 2005, www.foei.org/publications/index.html

• Between 1990 and 2005 the rate of deforestation averaged 13 million hectares, mostly in the Tropics. Source: UNEP, September 2008

• Greenhouse gas emissions with felling, slash and burn agriculture and other deforestation effects, account for around 17 per cent or more of global emissions-the second largest source after the energy sector. Source: UNEP, September 2008

[edit] Related

SCA Biodiversity Ancient trees Trees for Cities	Wikipedia Forests Reforestation Sustainable forest management List of forests Rainforest List of trees Forests Now Declaration United Nations Billion Tree Campaign DeforestationW Rights and Resources InitiativeW World Agroforestry CentreW	Wikisphere Forest gardening Green carbon on Greenlivingpedia

[edit] International links

• Rainforest Action Network
• Rainforest Site - click for free everyday and help save our rainforests
• Rainforest Portal
• United Nations Forum on Forests
• The Coalition for Rainforest Nations

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