Reduce Carbon Today - How Trees Help The Environment
Trees help the environment because they act as the lungs of the planet
. Unlike humans that breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide to the environment, trees do the exact opposite. It cleanses the air by breathing in carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen needed by many organisms in the planet.
Carbon dioxide is one of the large contributors of the rising carbon emissions of several countries. This is due to deforestation and the everyday contribution of individuals, companies or products to the carbon footprint.
Imagine a strainer that separates the dirt from the air. This is one of the tree's jobs. And they do not even ask or complain about the amount of carbon dioxide they have to strain from the air since they need CO2 to live. Trees help the environment by using carbon dioxide as a source for nutrients. An area with many trees have lower carbon footprint compared to the ones that have fewer trees. Trees help lower down the carbon emissions of an area. The air is relatively cleaner and cooler that those without them.
Trees not only cleanse the air, it also prevents soil erosion. Trees hold down the ground through their roots. And places with trees have lesser floods compared to those without trees because they absorb the water in their bodies. Like the air, they also act as cleanser for the water as well. An area with many trees will have cleaner water. A trees shade is relatively better than the carbon emitting air conditioning. Trees also act as wind breakers in winter.
Trees help the environment because they are also a source of food and habitat to different organisms. Trees have a very important role in lowering down carbon emissions and for making our world a cooler place to live in.