Choices ​ — The Human Development Magazine, published by the United Nations Development Programme, said in 1998 that in the developing world alone, “as many as 4 million hectares [10 million acres] of land — ​ an area the size of Switzerland ​ — are deforested each year. ”
Choices ​ — The Human Development Magazine, yang diterbitkan oleh Program Pembangunan PBB, mengatakan pada tahun 1998 bahwa di negara - negara berkembang saja, ” sebanyak 4 juta hektar daratan ​ — area seukuran Swiss ​ — mengalami deforestasi (penggundulan hutan) setiap tahun ”.