The Green Guardians: Unveiling the Powers of Forests
If you want to know why forests are so important for our global climate system, and more you are welcomed to read this article.
I’m sure you probably knew that forests and most of the plants, absorb the carbon dioxide out of the air, but why?
They absorb the carbon dioxide into the chloroplasts of the plant or tree. Forests and plants need carbon for photosynthesis, in this process, they combine carbon with water from the soil and sunlight to produce glucose (a simple sugar which is a form of energy) the glucose is then stored mainly in the roots of the tree. In this whole process, oxygen is produced as a waste material, and the plant eliminates it over the backside of the leaves.
The Amazon rainforest covers 6.7 million km² and produces approximately 20% of the global oxygen, it is also known as the ‘‘lung of the Earth”
In the hot summer, a garden full of grass, plants, and trees is much cooler than a gray street with asphalt all over and no plants, that’s because plants absorb most of the sunlight and transform it into glucose.
Another fact why Forests are important for the planet is because they are a biodiversity hotspot for plants and animals. Forests provide living space for millions of animal and plant species. More than half of the global terrestrial species, including many terrestrial species and many endangered and rare species.
They also contribute to the prevention of natural disasters, such as landslides, floating, and avalanches, by stabilizing soil and absorbing excess rainfall. that’s why really we need forests.