The Amazon lost a Belgium-sized area in some years — cattle ranching and soy; the 'lungs of Earth' shrinking. India's forest cover actually grew (ISRO data) — social forestry and plantations offsetting loss; but natural forests still degrade. Chipko (1973) — Uttarakhand women hugged trees to stop loggers; Appiko in Karnataka followed. Your paper notebook: recycled paper saves ~17 trees per tonne.