what is happening in forest today

Question 1

Deforestation

Answer 1

Deforestation

Is defined as the long term redaction of trees canopy cover to below 10-30%

Question 2

Fragmentation

Answer 2

Fragmentation

Typically occurs where there is some clearing of pockets of forest land, most commonly for constructing roads.

Question 3

Forest degradation

Answer 3

Is where deforestation results in more than 10-30% of forest cover remaining through princess such as selective logging oe the development of secondary forest

Question 4

distrubtion of forests

Answer 4

The distribution of forests cover on earth is uneven over half of the worlds forts are located in just 5 countries ( make up 53.8 of all forests)
1=russia 20.1%
2=brazil 12.2%
3=canada 8.5%
4=usa 7.6%
5=china 5.4%
75% of all forests are in high to middle income countries, 6 countries have no forests eg green land, malta, norfolk and island

Question 5

DISTRIBUTION BY REGION

Answer 5

45% of forest cover in the tropics
11% in subtropical countries
16% in temperate countries
27% in borel countries