Forests provide a lot to us humans. Here are 9 reasons to respect them and want them to be protected.

1. 9 Reasons to Respect
Forests
By Derrick Alger

2. No. 1
They Help Moderate
Earth's Temperature

3. CO2 is quickly heating up our
planet. One of the ways nature
combats that is through
photosynthesis. Forests are a
mass army of CO2 combatants.

4. No. 2
We Need Oxygen

5. Forests produce massive amounts of
O2. The more deforestation occurs,
the less oxygen humans have to
breathe.

6. No. 3
Plants Produce
Medicine

7. Lots of medicine comes from the
nature in forests, including some
naturally occurring antimicrobials.

8. No. 4
Air Purification

9. Forests absorb harmful chemicals
including CO2 and others.

10. No. 5
We Need Soil to Stay
in Place

11. Forests keep large amounts of soil
from shifting. This prevents natural
disasters like landslides.

12. No. 6
They are Home to
Animals

13. Most of the earths biodiversity
resides in forests. Trees hold
countless numbers of species.

14. No. 7
They Are Home to
People

15. Many indigenous people still reside
under the cover of forests, and use
them for food, shelter, and water
supplies.

16. No. 8
They Give us Water

17. Forests naturally put their excess
water into the ground which refills
our groundwater supply.

18. No. 9
Trees Supply us with
Resources

19. Trees give us paper, timber, honey
and many other resources that
humans take for granted.