Keeping the world green: Alexander Belokurov, Program Officer at WWF International, works to conserve forests worldwide. One country of special concern to him is his native Russia, which contains almost one-quarter of the earth's forestland.

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Keeping the world green: Alexander Belokurov, Program Officer at WWF International, works to conserve forests worldwide. One country of special concern to him is his native Russia, which contains almost one-quarter of the earth's forestland.

The world is losing natural forestland at the rate of 30 hectares (300,000 square metres or 74 acres) per minute. Urban development, land clearing for agriculture, irresponsible logging, forest fires, mining, road building, and climate change are all responsible for this loss. When we lose forests, we lose not only our source of timber and paper but also the habitat of exotic animals and medicinal plants. In addition, we lose an essential component of nature that purifies our air, preserves water, and pre...

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