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Every five minutes, a species goes extinct due to climate change and a million species are in danger of extinction. The Earth has already warmed by 2.2°F since 1800. Arctic sea ice is declining at a rate of 13% per decade. Thus, it's no surprise that caring for our environment is one of the most pressing issues of today.
Luckily, trees present themselves as a natural, relatively inexpensive solution to a plethora of environmental issues.
Air Quality
Air Quality
99% of the world’s population breathes polluted air, leading to over 8 million premature deaths every year from air pollution.
This is more than twice as many as from malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS combined. It doesn’t have to be this way.
Pores on trees absorb harmful air pollutants such as sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, and ozone. Also, trees can catch harmful particulate matter (dust, smoke, etc), and dissolve it into soil.
Climate Change
Climate Change
Climate change is happening, and its effects are being felt around the world. Environmental disasters such as storms, heat waves, melting ice caps, and much more are becoming increasingly frequent and more severe.
The cause of climate change mainly boils down to one thing: rising temperatures caused by the greenhouse effect.
Trees can reduce the greenhouse effect by capturing Carbon Dioxide (a huge contributor to climate change) via photosynthesis. Photosynthesis then releases Oxygen, which helps air quality.
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