Forests: Nature At Your Service
Forests cover one third of the earth's land mass, performing vital functions and services around the world which make our planet alive with possibilities. In fact, 1.6 billion people depend on forests for their livelihoods. They play a key role in our battle against climate change, releasing oxygen into the atmosphere while storing carbon dioxide.
Forests feed our rivers and are essential to supplying the water for nearly 50% of our largest cities. They create and maintain soil fertility; they help to regulate the often devastating impact of storms, floods and fires.
World Environment Day is a day for people from all walks of life to come together to ensure a cleaner, greener and brighter outlook for themselves and future generations.
- Learn more about World Environment Day 2011
- Read about the UN's work to protect the Con Dao islands in southern Viet Nam
- Read about the UN's Collaborative initiative on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (UN-REDD) Programme in Viet Nam
- Read the speech by Patrick Gilabert, UNIDO Representative in Viet Nam, on World Environment Day 2011
More news
- UN, EU and Government of Viet Nam agree to updated UN – EU Guidelines for Financing of Local Costs in Development Co-operation in Viet Nam - Version 2012
- World AIDS Day message of Dr Shin Young-soo, WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific
- New UNFPA report looks at issue of population ageing in Viet Nam
- Biosphere Reserves for Environmental and Economic Security project launched at Cat Ba
- World Drug Day and the launching of the 2011 World Drug Report
- International experts from UNICEF, WHO and the US CDCl visit Viet Nam to help reduce mother to child transmission of HIV
