Deforestation refers to both the human-driven and natural removal of trees. When debating whether we should destroy trees, it’s important to consider the various perspectives.
Firstly, what do we gain by cutting trees down? Secondly, what are the repercussions? This
Many famous people throughout history have appreciated the beauty and necessity of trees. Perhaps these tree planting quotes will help you see them in a new light and encourage you to plant a tree too.
Trees are far more
Deforestation is a growing problem in India. It has destroyed livelihoods, the environment and degraded the country’s soil.
The UN defines deforestation as converting forested land to another use that reduces tree canopy cover to under 10 per cent.
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Does deforestation cause global warming? How detrimental to climate change is deforestation? And how does the carbon cycle actually work?
We’ve made a short 2-minute video to answer all these questions, to help you become a more informed climate
In our last article about the Amazon rainforest, we examined how 2020 could be even worse for deforestation in the Amazon. However, there could be light at the end of the tunnel. In the last five years, there has been
2020 could not have gone any worse for the Amazon forest in Brazil and Bolivia. The previous year was already hard when the forest was mostly on fire, but it has gone even worse with deforestation, says Rômulo Batista who
The world continues to search for ways to fight climate change, and scientists are turning to forests for the answer. The belief that forests may hold the key to slowing climate change is based on the process by which trees
Forests are the ‘green lungs’ of our planet. Without trees, life on Earth would look very different. In addition to producing clean air and oxygen, trees keep the climate of our planet stable through the removal carbon dioxide (CO2
Global warming is the increase in temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere, caused by increasing levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases accumulating in the atmosphere. This can
Planting trees to reduce CO2 is one of several proposed measures that can help with climate mitigation1.
Compared to other proposed mitigation solutions, planting trees to reduce CO2 has been thought to be the ‘most effective solution’ 2