{"id":51810,"date":"2021-12-15T12:13:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T11:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/?p=51810"},"modified":"2024-12-16T19:20:03","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T18:20:03","slug":"wild-forests-are-disappearing-faster-and-faster-every-year-we-must-act-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/story\/51810\/wild-forests-are-disappearing-faster-and-faster-every-year-we-must-act-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Wild forests are disappearing faster and faster every year. We must act now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Brazilian indigenous leaders and a group of activists from Greenpeace Germany are peacefully protesting in Berlin against forest destruction – commodities such as cattle and soya, key drivers of forest destruction in Brazil
\u00a9 Kevin McElvaney \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Our generation is the last one that can still save the wild forests of the Earth, which help us cope with the climate crisis and preserve the biodiversity of the planet. A new study<\/a> by Greenpeace Russia and the University of Maryland has shown that if urgent and effective measures are not taken to preserve wild forests, most of them will disappear in the next 20 years.<\/p>\n\n

Wild forest, or Intact Forest Landscape (IFL) is an unfragmented forest area of more than 50,000 hectares (or 500 km\u00b2), which is comparable to the area of Prague or Warsaw. There are no cities, villages or settlements on this land, there are no roads, intensive farming has not been conducted here. This is the standard of wildlife.<\/p>\n\n

The largest areas of intact forests are in the basins of the Amazon and Congo rivers and in the northern wild forests. Canada, Russia, Brazil, Peru and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have 75% of the remaining intact forests. The value of wild forests is unconditional, they have many conservation functions. <\/p>\n\n

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A global map showing the extent of intact forest landscapes between 2000 and 2020
\u00a9 Greenpeace and University of Maryland<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Why are wild forests important for the planet and people<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n

Not only are wild forests essential to the survival of many Indigenous People and endangered wildlife around the world, but they also play a critical role in curbing the impact of the climate crisis. Here are some of the main ways that wild forests contribute to a healthy planet: <\/p>\n\n