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International Year of Forests is 2011
Video 7min 34sec. Forests cover 31% of total land area. 30% of forests are used for production of wood and non-wood products. Forests are home to 80% of our terrestial biodiversity. We are cutting trees down by the millions to plant soybeans and produce millions of tons of meat. Every ...
The Death Of North American Forests
Although it is sunny, ominous black clouds lay low on the horizon. The day matches my dark mood. I am grieving. A kind neighbor, Lyle, is on his way to come to cut down and remove seven of the magnificent trees on my land. It is painful to fall trees that I have pruned and nurtured for m...
Science Video: America's Disappearing Forests
Science Video (6min 39sec): America's Disappearing Forests. The mountain pine beetle, an insect pest, is destroying massive swaths of American lodgepole pine. Throughout the Rocky Mountain west an epidemic is spreading. This big problem is being caused by a very small creature. Some ...
Video: Dove Beauty Products Destroying Rainforests?
Video: Dove Beauty Products Destroying Rainforests?. The 'Dove Onslaught(er)' Video (1min 27sec) was produced by Greenpeace. 98% of Indonesia's lowland forest will be gone by the time Azizah is 25. Most is destroyed to make palm oil, which is used in Dove products. Talk to Dove befor...



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Saving the Rainforests in Indonesia Video
Saving the Rainforests in Indonesia Video (3min 15sec) - Indonesia is leading a group of around 20 nations calling for financial comp...