Environmental Indicator #2:
Ecosystem
Ecosystem
Degradation
More that half of
Earth’s wetlands, from coastal swamps to inland floodplains,
have been lost, largely due to draining or filling for human
settlements or agriculture. About half of the
world’s original forest cover is also gone, while another 30
% of it is degraded or fragmented.
In 1999, global use of wood for fuel, lumber, paper and
other wood products was more than double that in 1950.
