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Many stakeholders are concerned with the status of global forests and the effects of deforestation
and forest degradation, for several reasons. Forests store the greatest amount of terrestrial carbon
on Earth and play a significant part in the global carbon cycle. When forests are disturbed
through forest clearing, weather events (e.g., hurricanes, droughts), and wildfires, they release
carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere, which can exacerbate climate change.

The flux—or flow—of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere is the dominant contributor to the observed warming trend in global temperatures.1Trees, however, store (sequester)CO2from the atmosphere, accruingsignificant stores of carbon over time. Trees also release some CO2back into the atmosphere(e.g., emissions). This process is known as the forest carbon cycle.

Exemplary Forestry is a forest management approach created by New England Forestry Foundation (NEFF) that prioritizes forests’ long-term health and outlines the highest standards of sustainability currently available to the region’s forest owners.

1t.org exists to connect, empower and mobilize a global reforestation community of millions, unleashing their potential to act at an unprecedented scale and speed, to ensure the conservation and restoration of one trillion trees within this decade.

It all started with a school presentation and today Plant-for-the-Planet is a global movement with an ambitious goal: to fight the climate crisis by planting trees around the world.

We did it! But that doesn’t mean we’re done. Come back anytime you feel like planting a tree!

Natural climate solutions, Results and Discussion

Ecosia is like any other search engine, with one major difference: we use our profits to plant trees.

The prevention of deforestation and promotion of afforestation have often been cited as strategies to slow global warming. Deforestation releases CO2 to the atmosphere, which exerts a warming influence on Earth’s climate. However, biophysical effects of deforestation, which include changes in land surface albedo, evapotranspiration, and cloud cover also affect climate.

The world loses more than 7,000 square meters of tree cover per second, according to the most recent year for which we have complete data.