What happens to forests in the future?

Climate change Climate change will likely alter the frequency and intensity of

forest disturbances, including wildfires, storms, insect outbreaks,

and the occurrence of invasive species. The productivity

and distribution of forests could be affected by changes in temperature,

precipitation and the amount of carbon dioxide in the air.

Ghana aimed to plant at least 5 million trees in a single day on Friday to help regrow the country's lost forests and curb the impacts of climate change, the president said. The expansion of farming, and to a lesser degree mining and logging, has led to high levels of deforestation in Ghana, environmentalists say.