<p>In this instalment of FRANCE 24's special series on the Paris Climate Conference, we look at the issue of deforestation.</p><br />The number of trees on Earth has halved since the beginning of human civilisation, with an estimated 15 billion being lost each year.<br />Deforestation is now the second leading contributor of carbon emissions worldwide after the burning of fossil fuels.<br />Forests are both a cause of and a solution to climate change.<br /><br />Visit our website:<br />http://www.france24.com<br /><br />Like us on Facebook:<br />https://www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.English<br /><br />Follow us on Twitter:<br />https://twitter.com/France24_en
