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16 paź 2024 · In hopes of shedding more light on why forests are so important, and how little we can afford to lose them, here are 20 things forests do for us. 1. Help Us Breathe
9 paź 2020 · Trees benefit people by removing carbon from the atmosphere, cooling our neighborhoods, and filtering our water and air. Find out what else trees do for us!
Forests provide habitats for plants and animals, including some of our planet’s most iconic species like the tiger, giant panda, gorilla and orangutan. Habitat loss is one of the main causes of biodiversity loss, as land that once was forest is cleared for other uses.
Trees are a renewable resource that can replenish themselves. Sustainable forest management ensures that young trees are planted when old ones are harvested. Forests can mitigate climate change. By capturing and storing carbon, forests remove significant volumes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Forests and trees provide clean air and water and sustain us regardless of where we live. Zoonotic diseases account for 75 per cent of all emerging infectious diseases, and...
23 sty 2024 · The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) defines forests as “land spanning more than 0.5 hectares with trees higher than 5 meters and a canopy cover of more than 10 percent...
26 lip 2019 · Forests play an important role in carbon storage and climate regulation, as well as supporting biodiversity. Restoration of lost and degraded areas is firmly back on the agenda with...
