WWF：全球森林生命力展望——保护现状与对策》报告摘要（7页）.pdf

1、保护现状与对策 全球森林生命力展望 摘要 健康的地球 始于健康的森林 3 A HEALTHY PLANET BEGINS WITH HEALTHY FORESTS Last year brought a profound realization that our health as individuals and as a society is deeply connected to the health of nature and the many services it provides. The spread and emergence of zoonotic diseases such

2、 as Covid-19 is yet another tragic consequence and indicator of the accelerating pressure were putting on natural systems, and the precipitous loss of nature driven by our current unsustainable development models. Forests are a lifeblood of our economies and our health from the air we breathe to the

3、 wood we use. Covering nearly one-third of the Earths land area, forests are home to more than half of the worlds land-based species and are the source of 75% of the worlds freshwater. More than a billion people live in and around forests, and they are the physical and spiritual home to an extraordinary diversity of indigenous communities. Forests are key carbon sinks tropical forests alone store