U.N. atlas displays Africa’s changing landscape

[img_assist|nid=6709|title=Click on photo to enlarge or download|desc=The Gishwati Forest in Rwanda was still large and dense when this photo was taken in 1978.|link=none|align=left|width=184|height=200][img_assist|nid=6710|title=Click on photo to enlarge or download|desc=This photo, taken in 2006, shows how the forest has almost disappeared because its trees were cut down for fuel, food and medicine.|link=popup|align=left|width=184|height=200]


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