Why Are Forests So Important, and How to Protect Them?

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Why Are Forests So Important, and How to Protect
Them?
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Why Are Forests So Important, and How to Protect
Them?

• Forests are very essential for life on Earth we
  depend on them for our survival. Forests cover
  more than 30 percent of the worlds land surface
  and contain about 85 of all terrestrial plants,
  animals, and microorganisms.

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Why Are Forests So Important, and How to Protect
Them?

• They provide habitats for animals and livelihoods
  for humans, products such as food, medicine, and
  building materials, watershed protection,
  prevention of soil erosion, and mitigation of
  climate change.

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Why Are Forests So Important, and How to Protect
Them?

• Hardly any social or environmental problem today
  can be addressed efficiently or effectively
  without considering forests and the multiple
  roles they play in the Earth system.

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Why are Forests So Important?

• Forests are crucial for the quality of the air we
  breathe. About 20 of air comes from the Amazon
  rainforest alone. Forests play a key role in
  fighting climate change as they absorb and store
  CO2 gases in their biomass and prevent it from
  going into the atmosphere.

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Why are Forests So Important?

• In fact, protecting forests can help us fulfill
  the Paris Agreement by 37. Forests help to
  minimize the severe impacts of storms and floods
  by controlling soil erosion as the strong tree
  roots hold the soil together.

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Why are Forests So Important?

• About 80 of the worlds biodiversity can be
  found in forests and this incredible biodiversity
  has enabled human development in multiple areas
  such as healthcare, pharmaceutics, etc.

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Why are Forests So Important?

• Forests help to regulate the carbon cycle and
  make them a crucial requirement in our fight
  against climate change issues. Forests are also
  fundamental for providing us with water and
  combating desertification.

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Why are Forests So Important?

• They play a key role in water purification and
  provide us with food, medicines, wood, and
  oxygen. Forests prevent flooding, help maintain
  biodiversity and forests fight global warming.

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Why are Forests So Important?

• They act as the habitat of more than 50 of
  vertebrates (a percentage were currently
  losing). The forests also help to clean up dirty
  soil and improve the fertility of the soil.

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Why Do Forests Need Our Support?

• Forests are vital for our planet as they provide
  vital oxygen, pollination, and clean water.
  Forests also help fight climate change by
  absorbing more CO2 than any other ecosystem on
  Earth, so losing them impacts the planet in a big
  way! Whats more, protecting them can bring
  multiple benefits to communities, including
  better health and livelihoods.

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Why Do Forests Need Our Support?

• Other commodities such as palm oil, corn, or soy
  also take up a lot of land space and are
  sometimes associated with deforestation which
  happens when trees are illegally cut down or
  burnt down by causing forest fires. It sometimes
  also happens due to mine explorations and
  urbanization.

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How Can We Protect the Forests?

• Unfortunately, there is still time to turn things
  around. And while it all starts with individual
  actions from people like you and me, we alone are
  not responsible for, nor can we solve the issue
  on our own.

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How Can We Protect the Forests?

• One way for anyone to protect the forest is by
  living outside the boundaries of our natural
  ecosystem. Humans have put a serious strain on
  our planets resources and are now putting the
  same strain through deforestation activities for
  farming and creating more industries. The key to
  protecting forests is education and supporting
  afforestation.

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How Can We Protect the Forests?

• Planting more trees is one of the best ways to
  increase green cover globally and help to create
  a good balance in the ecological system. We also
  need to reduce cutting trees and destroying
  forests around the world, especially by paper
  manufacturers and other industries.

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