When we drink a glass of water, write in a notebook, take medicine for fever, or build a house, we do not always make the connection with forests. And yet, these and many other aspects of our lives are linked to forests in one way or another. The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 March the International Day of Forests in 2012 to celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests. Countries are encouraged to undertake local, national, and international efforts to organize activities involving forests and trees, such as tree-planting campaigns.
Did you know?
1. Forests are home to about 80% of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity, with more than 60,000 tree species.
2. The world is losing 10 million hectares of forest each year - about the size of Iceland.
3. Rimba Ilmu in UM, established in 1974, is a member of the Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) and the South East Asia Botanic Gardens Network.
4. Rimba Ilmu houses the living collections of over 1,600 species & the UM Herbarium. The Herbarium is Malaysia’s largest university collection containing some 63,000 accessions of preserved plant specimens.
For more info on Rimba Ilmu, please visit: https://rimba.um.edu.my/ and our The Rimba Project 2.0
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