Report Says World's Forests In Grave Danger

Washington-based World Resources Institute (WRI) reports that world's forests could be lost sooner than expected.

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April 3, 2002, 10:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"The report warns that 40% of untouched forest land could disappear within 10-20 years...report is based on a two-year survey that covered North America, Russia, Indonesia, Central Africa, Chile and Venezuela.It found that areas believed to have forest land intact were now riddled with roads, logging and mining activity."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Bleak future for world's forests

Wednesday, April 3, 2002 in BBC News

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