Forests are vital for many thriving ecosystems. But humans are clearing these crucial habitats on a tremendous scale. This causes biodiversity’s weave to weaken, which may soon lead to an entire ecosystem falling apart. Over the last 32 years, the world has lost 420 million hectares of woodland. The depletion of significant ecosystems has accelerated since the 1920s through the 1980s, in which 120 million hectares were destroyed, as per the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, due to the demand for agricultural land and energy from wood. Every day approximately 42 million trees are cut down.
Right now, about 31% of the earth’s land is covered with trees. But, if this continues, the world's rain forests will vanish within 100 years- causing unknown effects on the global climate and eliminating the majority of plant and animal species on the planet, according to Earth Observatory NASA.
So we must take action before it's too late.
Here are some simple things we can follow to lessen the rate of deforestation:
Plant trees
Reduce the usage of plant products
Buy recycled products and then recycle them again
Buy certified tree products
Support companies who contribute to reducing deforestation rates
Raise awareness
Taking these few steps can make our planet a better place to live in!
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