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For this year’s observance of International Environment Day the United Nations is focusing on the plight of forests worldwide. In Haiti, there remains less than one percent tree cover. Most deforestation is caused by the local population’s need for land to farm, wood to build with, and charcoal to cook with. The result has left immense tracks of land bare to the elements, hastened massive soil erosion and increased land slides and flash flooding.
View of a deforested hilltop near Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

A member of the peasant association from a community in the Harerge Province, east of Addis Ababa, guards the land against vandals.
With the assistance of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Government of Ethiopia has launched a massive reafforestation to counteract serious soil erosion and degradation, declining agricultural production and widespread famine. The programme is specifically designed to study the adaptability of various tree species to the country's diverse bioclimatic zones and eventually lead to a better integration of agriculture and forestry.

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Headline Burmese Teak Industry

Caption Description Burma is the world's leading producer and exporter of teak. The State Timber Board extracts processes and markets all the country's timber. About 100,000 men are employed in this industry and about 1,300 elephants are used for extraction and haulage. Since 1953, a number of experts from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have been aiding the expansion of this industry.
Elephant being led to water hole for morning bath before work.

Unique Identifier UN7700485

NICA ID 147257

Production Date 02/01/1960 4:45:39 PM

Country Burma

Credit UN Photo/NMS

File size 2.94 MB