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Importance of Forest

The trees are God's great alphabet: ….With them He writes in shining green ….Across the world His thoughts serene. ~Leonora Speyer

• What are Forests?• What does they give us?• What are its merits and demerits?•Why are they important?•What can we do? •Some statics.

What forest is…one of the top 5 natural resources on earth

It is a natural, complex ecosystem, made up of a wide variety of trees, that support a massive range of life forms.

a natural wonder that humans have sadly taken for granted. Forests are hugely important for life on earth.

A highly complex, constantly changing environment made up of a variety of living things and non-living things.

What are the merits?Merits

•Timber production•Excess income•Natural home for animals(land and water)•Provide homes for many different tribes•Give off oxygen and take carbon dioxide•Prevents soil erosion•Give us medicine for the treatment. •Gives us fruits and vegetables etc • The cause of rain

DEMERITSBasically, there are no major disadvantages of forest. But, deforestation has many demerits which lead to many hazards. Like :

1. It destroys the homes of millions of species of plants and animals.

2. Causing havoc in the biological food chains.3. Deforestation leaves the soil bare to erosion and

leaching (the depletion of nutrients in the soil). Thus, over time the soil will lose its fertility, and eventually desertification may occur.

4. The removal of trees adds to the high levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

5. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas, its excess leads to Global warming.

6. Deforestation results in declines in biodiversity.

Why are they important…

They help us breath cleanlyNeutralize the pollution

Help us fight the Global warming

Accommodate many species that are important for many biological processes

Some StaticsEach year about 13 million hectares of the world's forests are lost due to deforestation

From 1990 to 2000, the net forest loss was 8.9 million hectares per year.

From 2000 to 2005, the net forest loss was 7.3 million hectares per year - an area the size of Sierra Leone or Panama and equivalent to 200 km2 per day.

Primary forests are lost or modified at a rate of 6 million hectares per year through deforestation or selective logging.

Plantation forests are established at a rate of 2.8 million hectares per year.

The ten countries with the largest net forest loss per year between 2000 and 2005 (Brazil, Indonesia, Sudan, Myanmar, Zambia, United Republic of Tanzania, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zimbabwe, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)) had a combined net forest loss of 8.2 million hectares per year.

Thirty-seven countries and territories lost 1 percent or more of their forest area each year between 2000 and 2005, while 20 countries gained more than 1 percent per year due to natural expansion of forests and afforestation.

It is estimated that the world’s forests store 283 Gigatonnes (Gt) of carbon in their biomass alone, and that the carbon stored in forest biomass, deadwood, litter and soil together is roughly 50 percent more than the amount of carbon in the atmosphere.

Around 10 million people are employed in forest management and conservation. In recent years, atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide have been rising at a rate of about 0.5 percent per year.

Rare tree species and those highly valued for wood or non-wood forest products are often in danger of becoming extinct within parts of their range. On average, 5 percent of the tree species native to a country are either vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered.

What can we do?

1. Protect More Ancient Forests

2. Ban the Import of Illegally Logged Timber

3. Use Less Paper and Wood 4. Support the Activists5. Act on the Solutions to

Global Climate Change6. recycle more and re-use

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The fun way to remember the most important points in forest preservation called TREES which means...

Teach others about the importance of the environment and how they can help save rainforests.

Restore damaged ecosystems by planting trees on land where forests have been cut down.

Encourage people to live in a way that doesn't hurt the environment.

Establish parks to protect rainforests and wildlife.

Support companies that operate in ways that minimize damage to the environment.

Forest help us respire…

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