Trees in the Environment

Trees are some of the most effective components in helping to save our planet. Here are some of the ways that they benefit the environment:


 * They provide us with oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the air. When plants go through photosynthesis (the process used to create food for plants) they remove carbon dioxide from the air. This carbon dioxide, along with several other components, is converted to plant food. A byproduct of this process is oxygen, which is then released into the air for humans and animals to breathe.
 * They provide food and serve as a habitat for animals. Many animals live in trees, and even more eat leaves and fruits that are produced by the tree. By planting trees, we create an important source of food and shelter for animals.
 * They reduce flooding. In other words, trees soak up/block significant amounts of runoff and floodwater, helping humans and preventing erosion.
 * They decrease the amount of pollutants in our atmosphere. Pollutants such as sulfur dioxide, ground-level ozone, smog, and carbon monoxide are very harmful to breathe. Trees help clean these substances out of our air.

Unfortunately, many of the forests and trees on earth are being cut down to clear land, burning in fires set by humans, and being plowed down by bulldozers. When this happens, we lose the benefits that those trees provided to our environment.

As a result, the air gets polluted. Countless animals lose their homes and sources of food. The symbiotic relationship between humans and trees is thrown out of balance.

But all of us can do something to stop this. By planting trees ourselves, we can restore all of the trees lost to forest fires and replenish all of the benefits that they provided!

Sources:


 * https://www.bgky.org/tree/benefits#:~:text=Trees%20give%20off%20oxygen%20that,for%20many%20birds%20and%20mammals.