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Why preserving forests should be given priority

More than half of the world's population lives in cities. By 2050, nearly 70 per cent of the world will be urbanised. Although cities occupy only three per cent of the Earth's surface, they consume 78 per cent of energy and emit 60 per cent of carbon dioxide.

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