Today’s quiz: What’s our rate of deforestation?

Question:

RAINFORESTS ARE BEING CUT DOWN AT A RATE OF 50 ACRES PER MINUTE. TRUE OR FALSE?

DEFORESTATION

Since the 1960’s half of the world’s rainforests have been lost. Deforestation has huge carbon impacts, 11% of global greenhouse gas emissions caused by humans can be blamed on deforestation. Deforestation has an impact on many sustainability topics such as Carbon, Biodiversity & Environmental Management. It is therefore important that we reduce & prevent deforestation and know how to responsibly source materials.

WHAT’S YOUR TOP RECYCLING TIP?

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Answer:

FALSE – 100 Acres of Rainforests are being cut down per minute.

Sustainability is a global issue that is at the core of our business. We are combating the deforestation featured here by ensuring that only sustainable steel and plastics are used in the manufacture of our hoarding systems. Being 100% reusable and 100% recyclable makes Fast Fence an environmentally friendly and commercially viable alternative to timber hoarding with zero waste to landfill.