Solutions for the Disappearing of the Trees

(Last Updated On: July 16, 2021)

 

The importance of trees for our planet

 

 

To find solutions for the disappearance of the Trees is one of the most important and urgent things to do.

 

The importance of trees

Trees are ever so important to our world. They have a significant role in reducing erosion and moderating the climate. They remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store a large part of this in their tissues.

Forests are the habitat of many animals and plants and provide food for fauna and flora. Fruits, seeds, and flowers are the source so life can continue, it is a perfect symbiosis.

 

 

Trees as food providers

The fallen leaves provide nutrition for the soil. Trees provide shelter for many animal species, and that is also why one should keep the trees safe. Trees have played an important role throughout history, they have functioned as gathering places, for religious services, as magical places, and where the elders have told little children the stories of their ancestors. Sacred Grove–

 

 

The destruction of trees worldwide

I have been writing in the past about the loss of trees, like the Amazon Rainforest, and how it affects our planet. If you wish to read about it, you can visit my post, our dependence on the lungs of the world. A disease detected 100 years ago in California, with no cure in sight, has now migrated to Europe. If you wish to read about it, view my post on how to stop the Ebola of the olive tree.

The clearing of trees to provide pasture for cattle, a field for crop cultivation, or just the excessive need for wood, all contribute to our world having fewer trees. One would think it is only negative news that reaches the people and seemingly no solutions are found to this problem.

The other factor one should not forget to mention is the enormous fires worldwide. Huge fires in the US and this year also very big fires in Portugal and Spain to just name a few of the southern countries in Europe who suffer each year of this problem.

To then know that often these fires are started intentionally is more than sad. I was wondering if I would someday read something positive concerning trees, and I am happy to tell you I came across some really positive information.

 

A great planting effort

Recently in India, a tremendous effort was made. In only 12 hours, they planted 66 million trees. This happy event took place on 2 July 2017. The government of Madhya Pradesh organized it. 1.5 million voluntaries who planted all these trees of 20 different species along the banks of the Narmada river made this happy and enormous planting action a success.

The banks of this river were carefully chosen and thought to be the ideal place to guarantee the survival of the young trees.

 

The climate treaty of Paris

India is third on the list of carbon dioxide emissions. During the climate treaty of Paris, they agreed that India should increase its forests by 5 million hectares by the year 2030 to help combat climate change. India’s prime minister Narendra Modi, in a press conference together with the French president Macron, confirmed his country’s commitment to the treaty.

He said that protecting our environment and also Mother Earth is of utmost importance. Sadly, the USA backed out of this treaty.

 

 

A big project in Pakistan

In August 2017, another very important project was completed. This project took place in Pakistan and had the name: Tsunami of the thousand Million Trees. The project was successfully concluded 4 months before the projected completion date and now should be repeated in the whole country.

 

The politician Imran Khan

The idea came from a cricket player and politician, Imran Khan. He wanted to restore the forests in the province as decades of woodcutting had reduced the number of trees considerably. This again caused the entire region to be prone to inundations and earth slides.

In April 2016, heavy showers of rain caused 71 deaths. Mr. Khan said that the melting of the glaciers was causing deforestation in the mountains and that was the reason the project of planting 1000 million trees was so important.

When overtime the trees absorb the carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, the hope is it will influence positively climate change. Pakistan is vulnerable to climate change, and in 2017 it was in place number 10 of countries to be highly affected by long-term changes.

 

 

Conclusion

The fact that these 2 countries have planted so many new trees is an example to follow by all the other countries in the world. Whenever there has been a big fire, one should always replace the lost trees. For every forest lost to woodcutting, a new forest of young trees should be planted.

If everybody would do the same, our air would certainly be better and our future generation would have a beautiful planet to live on.

If India and Pakistan can do it, all countries can do it too. One should be careful what leaders one should vote for as some are sadly doing the contrary to planting, they prefer cutting the trees to earn money now.

They completely forget our future generations who will also need clean air to breathe. Mother nature provides for everything. We should use her gifts with intelligence instead of destroying it. Human interference upsets the balance on our planet, the only habitat we have.

 

How to plant a tree

Perhaps you are not so familiar with this subject? Then I would recommend this book which shows you the how-to tricks. In case you have a garden, make it a habit of planting a tree to commemorate a family happening. Getting married, the first child, etc.

 

 

It seems as if every year the fires are getting worse. Australia, the Amazon, and Russia each had devastating fires in 2019. Now we are in 2020, and California in the United States is burning. It is more than clear it needs enormous planting actions worldwide to repair the damage.

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Source: Wikipedia, The Independent, and Positive News, UK.

Photo Source: Pixabay

 

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