"Forests are part of your life in more ways than

you realize . . . When we drink a glass of water,

write in a notebook, take medicine for a fever

or build a house, we do not always make

the connection with forests.  And yet,

these and many other aspects of

our lives are linked to forests

in one way or another.

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Forests, their sustainable

management and use of resources,

including in fragile ecosystems, are key to combating climate change, and to contributing

to the  prosperity and well-being of  current  and future  generations.  Forests  also  play a  crucial

role in poverty alleviation and in the achievement

of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)."