HOW MANY TREES HAVE WE PLANTED
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In reality we all need to be doing more, integrating restoration and protection into our everyday lives.
The majority of people WANT to do more but aren't sure how.
That's where JUST ONE Tree comes in.
We make it simple for individuals, schools and businesses alike to remove CO2 from the atmosphere.
Large-scale minimal participation makes an overwhelming impact.
EVEN STILL, THE TROPICS LOST 12.2 MILLION HECTARES OF TREE COVER IN 2020. 4.2 MILLION HECTARES OF THAT WERE PRIMARY RAINFORESTS - THAT'S AN AREA THE SIZE OF THE NETHERLANDS
FORESTS ARE THE LUNGS OF THE PLANET. THEY CLEAN THE AIR AND ABSORB CARBON DIOXIDE FROM THE ATMOSPHERE.
ON AVERAGE A TREE ABSORBS 48LBS OF CARBON DIOXIDE PER YEAR, FOR EVERY YEAR OF ITS LIFE.
FORESTS CAN PROVIDE 30% OF THE SOLUTION TO KEEPING RISING GLOBAL TEMPERATURES BELOW 2°.
WHY PLANT TREES
Trees are carbon sinks, absorbing the pollutants we humans put into the atmosphere.
They clean the air we breathe, filter the water we drink, prevent soil erosion and flooding, give life to the world's wildlife, house complex ecosystems, supply us with medicine and provide jobs to over 1.6 billion people.
They really are the superheroes of the planet and we need them in order to survive.
Air
Trees are referred to as the lungs of the planet and for good reason. They filter our air, removing harmful pollutants such as carbon monoxide, sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide. In return, they replenish the atmosphere with oxygen for us to breathe. A mature tree can produce enough oxygen in a season for ten people to inhale in a year.
WATER
Trees catch rainwater with their leaves, allowing the water to trickle down the trunk into the earth below where their roots absorb the pollutants. This slows down the water's absorption into the ground, which in turn prevents over saturation, flooding and prevents stormwaters from carrying pollutants into the ocean. One Colorado Blue Spruce can capture over 1000 gallons of water per year when fully grown.
LAND
Trees absorb dangerous chemicals and harmful pollutants that have entered the soil and either store them or turn them into less harmful forms. Far reaching roots hold the soil in place binding it together and preventing soil erosion. Mangrove estuaries prevent the coastline simply washing away into the sea.
CLIMATE
Trees are big climate regulators on a global scale. They lock greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide, into their structure removing them from the atmosphere and slowing down Global Warming. They control climate by absorbing and filtering the sun's radiant energy, reducing wind speeds and cooling the air as they lose moisture. It's estimated that trees can reduce the temperature in cities by up to 7 degrees Celsius.
BIODIVERSITY
Hundreds of living creatures call trees their home and each tree plays host to complex microhabitats. In fact, one single tree in a tropical rainforest can house up to 2000 species of insects, birds, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, fungi, mosses and epiphytic plants.
SOCIAL IMPACT
1.6 billion people earn their living from working with trees. But the social impact goes much further than this - the trees themselves supply timber for construction, fuel for heating and cooking, soil enrichment for farming and produce food that feeds both humans and animals alike.
