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in 2011 to protect forests

• The UN declared 2011 International Year of Forests.
• are lost each year 13 million hectares by human actions
• The UN slogan "Forests for people"

occupy one third of the planet are living CO2 sink and source of life for 1,600 million people, forests are key players in the coming year because the UN has chosen the protection of these ecosystems as their main environmental objective in 2011.

With New Year's Eve, the year of Biodiversity gives way to the International Year of Forests, declared by the General Assembly of the United Nations to recognize that conservation and sustainable management contribute "significantly" to development, eradicating poverty and achieving the Millennium Development Goals. ;

forests lost each year 13 million hectares

In a world occupied by seven billion people, the forests, which contain 80% of the biodiversity of the planet, lost, annually, thirteen million hectares, an area equivalent to a quarter of the Iberian peninsula, according to FAO.

The causes are all caused by human beings, exploitation and illegal logging, conversion to agricultural land and livestock, unsustainable timber harvesting or building dams and roads, among others.

why the theme for the campaign is "Forests for people" with the aim of highlighting the fundamental role of humans in the protection of forests, home to 300 million people in the world, especially indigenous peoples are also threatened, according to United Nations.

addition, forest resources also play a key role in climate change since deforestation accounts for 20% of global emissions of CO2 to the atmosphere.

An intense media campaign, competitions, exhibitions, a collection of stamps and a film festival are some of the actions that the United Nations will launch over the next year.