SAVE OUR TREES!

Cutting trees down is destroying the whole world in many ways. We need to deal with this problem now. Can you help?

Cutting down trees is also causing climate change. The world is burning scraps and causing carbon dioxide (greenhouse gas). The trees job is to absorb the carbon dioxide and let out the oxygen. But, because we are cutting or burning our trees the carbon dioxide is not being absorbed. By cutting down trees it releases oxygen but once you burn the wood you turn the oxygen into carbon dioxide.

Throughout the centuries humans have steadily cut down the trees to make room for the human population which has grown enormously especially during the past 200 years or so. The trees have been replaced by houses, factories, schools, roads, farmland and more. However, even many of these have been destroyed, mostly during the last forty years, and are now regarded as a threatened habitat. Some animals use trees as shelter, food, homes, etc and because of us cutting down trees, we are their killing habitats, food and more.

The term phytoremediation is a fancy word for the absorption of dangerous chemicals and other pollutants that have invaded the soil. Trees can either store harmful pollutants or actually change the pollutant into less harmful forms. Trees filter sewage and farm chemicals, reduce the effects of animal wastes, clean roadside spills and clean water runoff into streams.

Therefore, we should stop cutting down trees. You can all help by planting one tree. One difference can change everything. Spread the news around!