Marking the 2019 International Day of Forests, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization launched new forestry education initiatives aimed at raising awareness among young about their sustainable use and conservation. Despite the well documented and important role that forests play in keeping the environment healthy and helping to address global challenges such as climate change through the capture of greenhouse gases, many people have little knowledge of the many ways that forests support human life, or the grave dangers many forests face.
By UN News, March 21, 2019
