1. Forests cover 30% of the earth's land.
2. The estimations show that within 100 years there will be no rainforests.
3. In every second, one and a half acres of forest is cut down.
4. The rate of deforestation equals to the loss of 20 football fields every minute.
5. There are more than 121 natural remedies in the rain forests which can be used as medicines.
6. The Amazon forest produces 20% of the world's oxygen.
7. It is estimated that up to 28,000 species of animal will be extincted by the next quarter of century due to deforestation.
8. The total world of forest loss till date is 7.3 million hectares per year.
9. Trees play important roles in ecosystems by absorbing the carbon.
10. Half of the world's tropical forest has been cleared.
Sources: http://www.conserve-energy-future.com/various-deforestation-facts.php
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