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Today marks the celebration of World Forest Day. The United Nations General Assembly on November 28, 2012, established and proclaimed 21st March to be the International Day of Forests. On this day, people celebrate and create awareness on the importance all types of trees in and out of the forest globally.
Research statistics done by the UN show that each year over 10 million hectares of forest are lost which leads to loss of plants and animal species. This was confirmed recently after the only White Rhino named Sudan died in Kenya.
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