过去20年 全球森林覆盖面积减少近亿公顷根据联合国粮农组织的数据，过去20年间，全球森林覆盖面积减少了近1亿公顷，尽管减少的速度低于以往，但在稳步下降。毁坏森林对撒哈拉以南非洲和东南亚的影响尤其严重。

The world has lost nearly 100 million hectares of forests in two decades, marking a steady decline though at a slower pace than before, a UN agency reported Tuesday.

联合国粮农组织周二（9月15日）报告称，全球森林面积在20年间减少了近1亿公顷，这标志着尽管减少的速度低于以往，但森林面积在稳步下降。

The proportion of forest to total land area fell from 31.9 percent in 2000 to 31.2 percent in 2020, now some 4.1 billion hectares, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization.

根据联合国粮农组织的数据，全球森林面积目前约为41亿公顷，占土地总面积的比例已经从2000年的31.9%降至2020年的31.2%。

It marks "a net loss of almost 100 million hectares of the world’s forests," the FAO said.

联合国粮农组织表示，这标志着“全球森林面积净减少了近1亿公顷”。

Deforestation has hit particularly hard sub-Saharan Africa and southeast Asia, where it has accelerated in the last decade, but also Latin and Central America, where it has nonetheless slowed down.

森林砍伐对撒哈拉以南非洲和东南亚的影响尤为严重。在过去十年间，这些地区的森林砍伐速度有所加快，但拉丁美洲和中美洲的森林砍伐速度却有所放缓。

Forests are being cut down mainly to make way for crops or farm animals, especially in less developed countries.

森林砍伐主要是为了种植庄稼或饲养家畜，特别是在欠发达国家。

In southeast Asia, forest now covers 47.8 percent of the land compared to 49 percent in 2015. In sub-Saharan Africa, it covers 27.8 percent compared to 28.7 percent five years ago.

在东南亚，森林覆盖率从2015年的49%下降到现在的47.8%。在撒哈拉以南非洲地区，这一比例从五年前的28.7%下降到27.8%。

In Indonesia, it is 50.9 percent, down from 52.5 percent. In Malaysia, it is 58.2 percent, down from 59.2 percent five years ago.

在印度尼西亚，这一比例从52.5%降至50.9%。在马来西亚，这一比例为58.2%，低于五年前的59.2%。