Some people say that the main environmental problem of our time is the loss of particular species and animals. Others say that there are more important environmental problems. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

The pie charts depict the proportion of
land
under
forest
in South
America
,
Africa
, Asia, Europe and North
America
and the production of
timber
in each area. Overall, it is evident that
Africa
has the highest
forest
cover, whereas due to excessive population Asia has the least.
However
, the maximum amount of
timber
is produced in North
America
, irrespective of the largest
land
available for the
forest
,
Africa
has the minimum
timber
.
Although
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Africa
has 27% of the
forest
land
,
timber
production is accounted for one-
third
of the
land
area.
On the other hand
, with the least area available for
forest
land
(14%), Asia has the double proportion of
timber
in comparison to
Africa
.
Furthermore
, only 16% of the
land
is under
forest
in South
America
and the percentage of
timber
produced is 23%. Taking into consideration Europe and North
America
, together they accounted for 50% of the
timber
production( with 20% and 30% respectively).
In addition
, only 18% of the
land
is covered by
forest
in Europe whereas one-fourth of North
America
is covered with
forest
.
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