Save trees

In times when deforestation has led to global warming, acid rain and the green house effect; ‘saving trees’ has become an issue we have to address.

Environment degradation has occurred almost everywhere thanks to man’s need to capture more and more land either for agriculture or for housing purposes.

Rainforests around the world are being cleared, since people are misled to understand that these rainforests that are often hot and humid, insect ridden and difficult to penetrate are of no use to humanity.

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However, the truth is that when we clear rainforests we stand not just to lose an entire ecosystem but we risk our own quality of life as well; we are gambling with the stability of the climate and we are undermining the precious services afforded by their biological diversity.

The trees cleanse the air, they serve as effective sound barriers, they produce oxygen, they absorb carbon dioxide, they prevent soil erosion, and they serve as wind breaks. Loss of trees also reduces the availability of renewable resources like timber, medicinal plants, nuts, fruits and game. It also means loss of livelihood to the world’s poor who rely on natural resources for their day- to-day survival.