Page 15 - Georgia Forestry - Winter 2019

FACTS ABOUT FORESTS WORLDWIDE
Trees in forests redistribute up to
Wood fuel provides
of the water they absorb
to where it’s needed most, preventing erosion and other water quality issues.
95%
1/4
of all modern medicines come from tropical forest plants, including two-thirds of all cancer-fighting drugs.
40%
of today’s global
renewable energy supply,
as much as solar, hydroelectric, and wind power combined!
The world’s forests remove
2.1 Gigatons
of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere annually, playing a fundamental role
in balancing the world’s
carbon cycle and helping to combat climate change.
(or 225 million tons) of all fiber used for paper production comes from recovered paper Sustainably managed forests provide the raw material for paper, which is renewable and one of the most recycled materials in the world.
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