​ADDITIONAL FACTS FROM THE UNITED NATIONS

• Around 1.6 billion people depend on forests for their livelihood, including 70 million indigenous people.

• 6 billion people depend directly on agriculture, but 52 per cent of the land used for agriculture is moderately or severely affected by soil degradation.

• 74 per cent of the poor are directly affected by land degradation globally.

• Illicit poaching and trafficking of wildlife continues to thwart conservation efforts, with nearly 7,000 species of animals and plants reported in illegal trade involving 120 countries.

• Over 80 per cent of the human diet is provided by plants. Only three cereal crops – rice, maize and wheat – provide 60 per cent of energy intake.

• As many as 80 per cent of people living in rural areas in developing countries rely on traditional plant-­‐based medicines for basic healthcare.