Forests in Sumatra
A Lecture on Forests in Sumatra
Sumatra is an island in Indonesia. It is famous for its beautiful forests
and the variety of animals there. Some animals, such as Sumatran
elephants and Sumatran tigers, live only there.
But in recent years, we have lost a lot of forest in Sumatra. Here are
four maps of Sumatra. The red parts are the forest.
The red parts are (decrease). In 2009, the area of forest land was
about half of that in 1985. Are you surprised to know that? Perhaps
you will not be able to see any red parts at all when you grow older.