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'..one quarter of China will be covered in forest by 2020..' - 'Norway .. the first country to stop clear-cutting of trees..'

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<blockquote>'Almost one quarter of China will be covered in forest by 2020 if the country succeeds in its mission towards building an "eco-civilization", a report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) finds.'

- Forests to cover one quarter of China in country's bid to build "eco-civilization", May 26, 2016 (pdf)</blockquote>


<blockquote>'Norway has become the first country to stop clear-cutting of trees, a huge step toward curbing global deforestation.

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It is also in the process of restricting the sales of gas-powered cars by 2025.'

- Farida Fawzy, Norway becomes first country to ban deforestation, June 9, 2016</blockquote>


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<blockquote>'Trees are the best known ‘technology’ to cool our planet'

Deforestation </blockquote>