11/12/2018
Happy International day from Raja Ampat. This is fact and figure you must know about
• Mountains cover around 22 percent of the earth's land surface.
• Mountains provide 60-80 percent of the world's freshwater - without which sustainable development that aims to eliminate poverty and hunger would not be possible.
• Mountains host 25 percent of terrestrial biodiversity and 28 percent of earth’s forests.
• 6 of the 20 most important food crops originate in mountains (potatoes, maize, barley, sorghum, apples, tomatoes).
• Mountains attract 15-20 percent of global tourism.
