2007March14: According to the UN’s State of the World’s Forests 2007 report, “Evidence is mounting that forests will be profoundly affected by climate change, such as the increasing damage to forest health caused by proliferation of fires, pests, and diseases (FAO, 2007).
Reference: State of the World’s Forests 2007. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rome, 2007. http://www.fao.org/docrep/009/a0773e/a0773e00.htm
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