WE NEED TO SAFEGUARD OUR FORESTS
The importance of
forests cannot be underestimated.
We depend on
forests for our survival, from the air we breathe to the wood we use. Besides
providing habitats for animals and livelihoods for humans, forests also offer
watershed protection, prevent soil erosion and mitigate climate change. Yet,
despite our dependence on forests, we are still allowing them to disappear. Without
knowing the importance of this wildlife, we at our landscape doing nasty things
which will ended up with disappearing our lungs of the planet.
Where we can see in
the recent pass Amazon rain-forest has been on fire whilst on the other hand Ella
Rock faced similar. Things shows we are not engaged with the nature and caring,
to your kind attention The Amazon is often referred to as the planet’s lungs,
producing 20% of the oxygen in the earth’s atmosphere. It is considered vital
in slowing global warming, and it is also home to uncountable species of fauna
and flora. Roughly half the size of the US, it is the largest rain-forest on the
planet.
Also, Ella one of the
picturesque places in Sri Lanka with highest number of tourist visits. With
recent past incident we might reduce in numbers of tourist arrivals in Sri
Lanka because of the safety issues. Also, this will affect to the sudden
climate changes. Where we need to focus more on keeping our country a safest
place for all the living beings.
WHY FOREST IS
IMPORTANT, why we need to pay attention for this,
- How have forests affected your life today?
Have you had your
breakfast? Travelled to work in a bus or car? Sat on a chair? Made a shopping
list? Got a parking ticket? Blown your nose into a tissue? Forest products are
a vital part of our daily lives in more ways than we can imagine.
- Over 2 billion people rely on forests
Forests provide us
with shelter, livelihoods, water, food and fuel security. All these activities
directly or indirectly involve forests. Some are easy to figure out - fruits,
paper and wood from trees, and so on. Others are less obvious, such as
by-products that go into everyday items like medicines, cosmetics and
detergents.
- Habitats for biodiversity and livelihood for humans
Looking at it
beyond our narrow, human – not to mention urban – perspective, forests provide
habitats to diverse animal species. They are home to 80% of the world’s
terrestrial biodiversity, and they also form the source of livelihood for many
different human settlements, including 60 million indigenous people.
After oceans,
forests are the world’s largest storehouses of carbon.
They provide
ecosystem services that are critical to human welfare. These include:
- Absorbing harmful greenhouse gasses that produce climate change. In tropical forests alone, a quarter of a trillion tons of carbon is stored in above and below ground biomass
- Providing clean water for drinking, bathing, and other household needs
- Protecting watersheds and reducing or slowing the amount of erosion and chemicals that reach waterways
- Providing food and medicine
- Serving as a buffer in natural disasters like flood and rainfalls
- Providing habitat to more than half of the world’s land-based species
We are not asking
to do wonders, all we want is for little respect to the planet, Just a little bit.
Humans affect the
environment in positive and negative ways, but you decide for yourself what future
you want welcoming to our children and grandchildren’s. Overwhelmed by the
reality of the issue? You should be, but that doesn’t mean you can’t make a
difference. Here at Sustain-ably Simple we believe in the power of small
changes can make big differences.
- KEEP OUR PLANET SAFE FOR ALL LIVING BEINGS -
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