Safe The Forest Safe The World
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Animals needs blood to survive and the only organ that pumps out blood to the veins and the arteries is the heart.
Just like animals needs the heart to survive the earth needs its heart to survive.
Forests are the heart of the earth, forest performs a lot of functions.
They store water, the forests inhale carbon dioxide and exhale oxygen, many people say they are the lungs of the earth, base on the fact that they breath, they inhale and exhale.
- They help us breathe - Without carbon dioxide provided by the trees breathing will be difficult, this trees inhale the carbon dioxide we humans exhale to give us oxygen.
- They are habitat to many known species - 80% of the known species worldwide are found in the Forest, from the endangered species to the rare species
- They purify dirt - they use the process known as phytoremediation to remove contaminated water and air from the environment.
- They serve as food - Trees provide fruits, nuts, seeds, leaves to diversified organisms in the Forest.
- Medicines - More than 2,000 different trees are currently used for medicinal purposes. Many, such as the Pacific yew, Taxus brevifolia, are helping in the fight against cancer. Castanospermum austra l, the Australian Moreton Bay chestnut, contains an unusual alkaloid called castanospermine, which is able to help neutralize the Aids virus HIV. Witch hazel, Hamamelis virginiana, is a tree with strong antiseptic qualities.
- Jobs - More than 1.6 billion people rely on forests to some extent for their livelihoods, according to the U.N., and 10 million are directly employed in forest management or conservation.
The importance of forest can never be overemphasized, forest is vital for the survival of the earth. Say no to deforestation save the earth.
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