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9.3% of the world’s total area was cleared only for cultivation.

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The above statement is false.
Forests are an important part of our lives. We use a variety of resources from forests. Our paper is produced from the trees. Forests provide timber for our furniture, houses.We also get firewood from the forests. We also get fruits, flowers, medicinal plants and seeds from the trees. The oil in chocolates comes from the sal seeds whereas the tendu leaves are used for making bidis. Rubber and tannin are obtained from trees. The forests are very essential in our daily lives as they fulfill a variety of our needs. But a lot of this diversity is disappearing really fast because of mismanagement and deforestation.
The correct statement would be 9.3% of the world’s total area was cleared only for cultivation as well as industrialisation.

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