Published On: March 21, 2019 01:25 PM NPT
KATHMANDU, March 21: If you are scared of forests, you might miss the diversity it boasts, that is what the Food Agriculture Organization’s video on the World Forest Day shows.
“The forests can seem scary,” the video starts with a little girl wandering in the night, all by herself. Then a butterfly flies past her and things change. “Look closer…you will see the beauty…see the wonder…discover the many treasures they hold…the life they sustain,” the video shows.
The little girl in the video transforms into a woman who cherishes forests. The video concludes with this year’s theme, “Learn to Love Forests.”
Forests cover about four billion hectares (16 million square miles). That represents about 30 percent of Earth’s land surface or eight percent of its total surface area. Ten countries hold about two-thirds the world’s forest cover, led by Russia (7.8 million square kilometers), Brazil (4.8m sq km), Canada (3.1m sq km), the United States (3m sq km), China (1.8m sq km) and Democratic Republic of the Congo (1.8m sq km).
In Nepal, forests cover 44.74 percent of the country’s total area, according to the Ministry of Forest and Environment. These forests not just provide habitat for wildlife, it also to safeguard livelihood means. The conservation of forests is also crucial to achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
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