“Deforestation has slowed down in every region of the world in the past decade however, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

Deforestation refers to the loss of forest or its conversion for other use, such as urban use or wasteland.

Every year for the past decade, the world has been losing around 10.9 million ha of forest. That rate is an improvement compared to the 13.6 million ha being lost annually in the previous period, and the 17.6 million before that.”

From United Nations.