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From about the mid-1800s, around 1852, the planet has experienced an unprecedented rate of change of destruction of forests worldwide.E.O. Wilson, 2002, The Future of Life, Vintage ISBN 0-679-76811-4 Forests in Europe are adversely affected by acid rain and very large areas of Siberia have been harvested since the collapse of the Soviet Union. In the last two decades, Afghanistan has lost over 70% of its forests throughout the country. However, it is in the world's great tropical rainforests where the destruction is most pronounced at the current time and where clearcutting is having an adverse effect on biodiversity and contributing to the ongoing Holocene mass extinction.
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From about the mid-1800s, around 1852, the planet has experienced an unprecedented rate of change of destruction of forests worldwide.E.O. Wilson, 2002, The Future of Life, Vintage ISBN 0-679-76811-4 Forests in Europe are adversely affected by acid rain and very large areas of Siberia have been harvested since the collapse of the Soviet Union. In the last two decades, Afghanistan has lost over 70% of its forests throughout the country. However, it is in the world's great tropical rainforests where the destruction is most pronounced at the current time and where clearcutting is having an adverse effect on biodiversity and contributing to the ongoing Holocene mass extinction.
About half of the mature tropical forests, between 7.5 million to 8 million square kilometres (2.9 million to 3 million sq mi) of the original 15 million to 16 million square kilometres (5.8 million to 6.2 million sq mi) that until, 1947
Many tropical countries, including Mexico, Brazil, India, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Bangladesh, China, Sri Lanka, Laos, Nigeria, Congo, Liberia, Guinea, Ghana and the Cote d'lvoire have lost large areas of their rainforest. Rainforests 50 years ago covered 14% of the worlds land surface, they now only cover 6%. 90% of the forests of the Philippine archipelago have been cut. In 1960 Central America still had 4/5 of its original forest; now it is left with only 2/5. Madagascar has lost 95% of its rainforests. Brazil has lost 90-95% of its Mata Atlântica forest. Half of the Brazilian state of Rondonia's 243,000 km² have been destroyed or severely degraded in recent years. As of 2007, less than 1% of Haiti's forests remain. Between 1990 and 2005, Nigeria lost 81% of its old-growth forests. Several countries, notably the Brazil, have declared their deforestation a national emergency.
Impact on the environment

Deforestation is a contributor to global warming,Philip M. Fearnside1 and William F. Laurance, TROPICAL DEFORESTATION AND GREENHOUSE-GAS EMISSIONS, Ecological Applications, Volume 14, Issue 4 (August 2004) pp. 982–986 The worlds rain forests are widely believed by laymen to contribute a significant amount of world's oxygen although it is now accepted by scientists that rainforests contribute little net oxygen to the atmosphere and deforestation will have no effect whatsoever on atmospheric oxygen levels.Broeker, Wallace S. (2006). "Breathing easy: Et tu, O2." Columbia University http://www.columbia.edu/cu/21stC/issue-2.1/broecker.htm.. However, the incineration and burning of forest plants in order to clear land releases tonnes of CO2 which contributes to global warming.
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Guinness forest report ‘slanderous’
Gulf TimesJakarta: Indonesia’s environment minister called a Guinness World Records report “slanderous” for marking the nation’s deforestation rate as the world’s highest and claimed it used obsolete data, a media report said yesterday.http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&it...Rainforest dwellers caught between business, green groups
AFP via Yahoo! News Indigenous leaders in five Amazonian nations, Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia on Wednesday demanded a larger say on how best to manage tropical forests to fight climate change.http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081008/lf_afp/environmentfores...Q&A: EU green energy
BBC NewsA guide to the EU's green energy targets, which are set to get tougher despite anxiety about the economic downturn.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7657414.stmU.N. seeks analysis of biofuel subsidies
Denver PostA U.N. agency Tuesday called for an urgent review of agriculture and biofuel subsidies and trade barriers, saying their removal would increase opportunities for developing countries to take advantage of rising biofuel demand. http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_10662586?source=rssIndonesia disputes Guinness forest report as 'slanderous'
EARTHtimes.orgJakarta - Indonesia's environment minister called a Guinness World Records report slanderous for marking the nation's deforestation rate as the world's highest and claimed it used obsolete data, a media report said Tuesday. The Jakarta Post reporte...http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/235689,indonesia-dis...News about Deforestation
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Miami HeraldLast week Brazilian officials acknowledged that, after three years marked by notable reductions in tree-cutting, deforestation has accelerated. Actually, accelerated hardly covers it. Try raced: Deforestation has increased 228 percent from this time ... http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/story/715974.h...PRESS DIGEST-Indonesian newspapers - Oct 7
ForbesThe naming of Indonesia as the country with the highest rate of deforestation by the Guinness Book of World Records was 'slanderous' as it used outdated data for its evaluation, Environment Minister Rachmat Witoelar said. - - - - INVESTOR DAILY - DBS ... http://www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited/feeds/afx/2008/10/06/af...One in four mammals faces extinction
Daily IndependentFor land species, habitat loss is a major threat across the tropics, including deforestation in the Americas, Africa and Asia. Hunting is having devastating effects in Asia, but African and South American species are also affected. For marine mammals ... http://www.dailyindependent.com/scienceenviro/local_story_28...1 in 4 mammals face extinction risk
SalonThe biggest threat to mammals is loss of habitat, including deforestation. But there is good news for the African elephant, whose recovery leads to removal from the high-risk list. This year's Red List looks at 5,487 mammals, and concludes that 1 ... http://www.salon.com/5things/2008/10/06/_in_mammals_face_ext...Three animals to be removed from Missouri endangered list
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