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5 Reasons Roads And Highways Need Better Alternative

More convenient, environment friendly and safer mode of commute is need of the day. image: flickr Roads are being built by human beings since the invention of the wheel and axle. They take different formats in terms of carpeting or no carpeting. On the one hand these roads and highways have proved to be the most popular mode of intra country or intercountry transportation; they have proved to be a burden on the society in several ways.

Planet Earth Robbed Off Its Forest Cover

 A look at some startling facts: Forests cover 31% of the land area on our planet. They produce vital oxygen and provide homes for people and wildlife. Many of the world's most threatened and endangered animals live in forests and 1.6 billion people rely on benefits forests offer, including food, fresh water, clothing, traditional medicine and shelter. Some 129 million hectares of forest - an area almost equivalent in size to South Africa - have been destroyed since 1990, according to FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) most comprehensive forest review to date. The Global Forest Resources Assessment 2015: An estimated 18 million acres (7.3 million hectares) of forest, which is roughly the size of the country of Panama, are lost each year. In the Amazon around 17% of the forest has been destroyed in the last 50 years, mostly due to forest conversion for cattle ranching. About half of the world's tropical forests have been cleared (FAO) Forests curren