The publication of Data Regarding Global Environmental Issues (2017)

Original	Conditions for Survival [Data Book]（6MB）	『生存の条件-生命力溢れる太陽エネルギー社会へ』データ集（6.9MB）
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III. Crisis Creeping in｜ Sphere of habitation of organisms shrinks	III. 忍び寄る危機｜生き物たちの生活圏の縮小
Forest areas continue to decrease globally with a few exceptions in some regions. It is a challenge for the survival of humankind to conserve the forests which absorb CO2 that cause global warming　and foster numerous living organisms.	一部の地域を除いて、世界の森林面積は減少し続けている。地球温暖化の原因であるCO2の吸収源であり、多くの生物を育む環境である森林保全することは、人類の生存にとって大きな課題である.

Figure 3-23 Annual net change in forests by region (1990–2010)	図3-23　森林の地域別年間順変化（1990～2010年）

Figure 3-23 is from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). (2010). TABLE 2.4: Annual change in forest area by region and subregion, 1990?2010. Global Forest Resources Assessment 2010: Main Report, p.18. Retrieved July 6, 2017, from http://www.fao.org/docrep/013/i1757e/i1757e.pdf. Reprinted with permission.

Figure 3-24 Top 10 countries with the greatest changes in forest areas (1990-2010)	図3-24　森林面積の変化が大きい上位10カ国（1990～2010年）


Figure 3-24 are from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). (2010). Table 2.5: Ten countries with largest annual net loss of forest area 1990-2010. Table 2.6: Ten countries with largest annual net gain in forest area 1990-2010. Global Forest Resources Assessment 2010: Main Report, p.21.Retrieved July 6, 2017, from http://www.fao.org/docrep/013/i1757e/i1757e.pdf. Reprinted with permission.