Las plantaciones de árboles no son bosques
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Las plantaciones de árboles no son bosques
Los bosques de la Tierra están amenazados y desaparecen a un ritmo desorbitado. La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO), la responsable de los bosques para las Naciones Unidas, investiga cada año su estado actual y la deforestación en el planeta. Actualmente cifra la pérdida de bosques en 13 millones de hectáreas por año. Cada minuto cae una superficie de bosques del tamaño de 35 campos de fútbol, por traducirlo a una típica medida que cualquiera puede imaginar.
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Los bosques de la Tierra están amenazados y desaparecen a un ritmo desorbitado. La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO), la responsable de los bosques para las Naciones Unidas, investiga cada año su estado actual y la deforestación en el planeta. Actualmente cifra la pérdida de bosques en 13 millones de hectáreas por año. Cada minuto cae una superficie de bosques del tamaño de 35 campos de fútbol, por traducirlo a una típica medida que cualquiera puede imaginar.
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