{"id":42607,"date":"2008-06-13T06:35:37","date_gmt":"2008-06-13T06:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greendiary.com\/?p=12299"},"modified":"2020-09-28T07:12:19","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T07:12:19","slug":"africas-environment-under-stress-says-atlas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/guide\/africas-environment-under-stress-says-atlas\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa&#8217;s environment under stress, says atlas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"38520354a5201685ddf480eec688e1a7\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9477973674766713\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8885944693\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Eyes in the sky don\u2019t lie. Satellite pictures show that the African environment is under tremendous stress. According to an atlas prepared by the U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP), Africa\u2019s forest resources are fast depleting and the continent\u2019s few glaciers are shrinking at an alarming rate. Every year, according to the atlas, Africa looses 4 million hectares of forest, which is roughly the size of Switzerland to agriculture, urbanization and other developmental activities. Deforestation has become a major problem in 35 countries in Africa.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nSatellite pictures collected over decades clearly show the recent scars on the equatorial rain forests and the shrinking of the continents few glaciers which is having a profound impact on water supplies. The atlas states, 300 million people faced water scarcity and that areas in sub-Saharan Africa experiencing shortages were expected to increase by almost a third by 2050. However all is not lost in Africa. 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