In the United States, several states are battling wildfires, including Alaska, where more than 1.2 million hectares of land were destroyed by fire in mid-July.

Timber trafficking is an increasingly common practice in Kashmir Valley, which threatens the region's forests. Nearly 1 lakh cubic feet of wood is smuggled out of the Kashmir valley every year could turn Kashmir into Ladakh in the next 40-50 years.

Countries where forests increasing; Every year more than 47,000 km2 of forests are lost worldwide. In fact, 17% of the Amazon rainforest has

11 gigatonnes of carbon; An international research team has found that about 11 gigatonnes of carbon is released every year from decomposing