Pakistan To Observe International Day Of Forests On Wednesday

International Day of Forests will be observed on Wednesday across the globe including Pakistan with an objective to create awareness about the importance of forests and trees.

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 20th Mar, 2018 ) :International Day of Forests will be observed on Wednesday across the globe including Pakistan with an objective to create awareness about the importance of forests and trees.

The International Day of Forests was announced on March 21 under a resolution of the UN General Assembly in 2012. Since then, each year, various events celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests, and trees outside forests, for the benefit of current and future generations.

According to conservationists, 80 percent of all terrestrial biodiversity lives in forests and each year many species go extinct as a result of them being destroyed.

Of course, forests also play a critical role in climate change.� Deforestation results in 12-18 per cent of the world's carbon emissions and accelerated global warming.

Forests also provide food, fibre, water and even medicines for approximately 1.6 billion of the world's population, especially the poorest people. This global celebration of forests provides a platform to raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests and of trees outside forests.