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. ”
ÜRO Arenguprogrammi väljaanne „Choices – The Human Development Magazine ” teatas aastal 1998, et ainuüksi arengumaades„ hävitatakse igal aastal ligi 4 miljoni hektari ulatuses metsa, mis on Šveitsi - suurune ala ”.