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top 10 things polluting the oceans as of 2003.
1. Cigarettes/cigarette filters
2. Food wrappers/containers
3. Caps/lids
4. Beverage bottles (plastic)2 liters or less
5. Bags
6. Beverage bottles (glass)
7. Cups/plates/forks/knives/spoons
8. Beverage cans
9. Straws/stirrers
10. Tobacco packaging/wrappers
* Half of the forests that originally covered 46% of the Earth's land surface are gone. Only one-fifth of the Earth's original forests remain pristine and undisturbed.
* In the 1990s, the world’s forested area declined by about 2.4% (90,000 sq km) per year.
* Tropical deforestation rates, the world’s highest, are estimated at over 130,000 sq km per year.
* The U.S. consumes 27% of the wood commercially harvested worldwide.
* In North America, 56% of coastal temperate rainforests have been destroyed.
* 430,000 mi of roads cut through U.S. National Forests, primarily for logging purposes.
* Global wood consumption is projected to double over the next 30 years.
1. Cigarettes/cigarette filters
2. Food wrappers/containers
3. Caps/lids
4. Beverage bottles (plastic)2 liters or less
5. Bags
6. Beverage bottles (glass)
7. Cups/plates/forks/knives/spoons
8. Beverage cans
9. Straws/stirrers
10. Tobacco packaging/wrappers
* Half of the forests that originally covered 46% of the Earth's land surface are gone. Only one-fifth of the Earth's original forests remain pristine and undisturbed.
* In the 1990s, the world’s forested area declined by about 2.4% (90,000 sq km) per year.
* Tropical deforestation rates, the world’s highest, are estimated at over 130,000 sq km per year.
* The U.S. consumes 27% of the wood commercially harvested worldwide.
* In North America, 56% of coastal temperate rainforests have been destroyed.
* 430,000 mi of roads cut through U.S. National Forests, primarily for logging purposes.
* Global wood consumption is projected to double over the next 30 years.