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The best friend on Earth of man is the tree. When we use the tree respectfully and economically, we have one of the greatest resources of the earth. Frank Lloyd Wright.

Be part of the solution - because THE ERA OF SMALL THINKING IS OVER!

Forests play an integral part in the livelihoods of 1.6 billion people worldwide, supply the habitat for millions of species, and play a critical role in mitigating the effects of climate change. But deforestation continues at a rate of 50,000 square miles per year.

With this in mind, the UN established the International Year of Forests 2011 with a resolution back on December 20, 2006 and invited world governments, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector to make a concerted effort to raise awareness to strengthen conservation and sustainable development of all forests.

It is most appropriate that forests introduces the Decade of Biodiversity

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Forests cover 31% of total land area.
1.6 billion people's livelihoods depend on forests.
Forests are home to more than 300 million people worldwide.
Total global trade in forest products was valued at around $379 billion in 2005.
Forests are home to 80% of species that inhabit the land.