Why must we conserve forests?

Many reasons. Like;. # The ecological services they provide to us. Like provisioning of fresh water, oxygen etc. # Various products like timber, Non Timber forest produce on which millions of people worldwide are dependent for livelihood. # Forests are called as rain magnets. # They save us from disasters. read more

Many reasons. Like; # The ecological services they provide to us. Like provisioning of fresh water, oxygen etc. # Various products like timber, Non Timber forest produce on which millions of people worldwide are dependent for livelihood. read more

In observance of Arbour month, here are five great reasons to conserve forests and plant trees. Trees reduce our carbon footprint and mitigate the effects of climate change; trees increase biodiversity essential to human existence; trees store and purify water for agriculture and drinking; trees provide us with food, medicines and other forest produce; and trees beautify our surroundings. read more

Heading into Sunday's "Forest Day" at the United Nations climate change conference in Cancun, Mexico, two of The Nature Conservancy's leading forest experts, Jeff Fiedler and Frank Lowenstein, sat down to brainstorm their list of "top 10 reasons why forests matter" (in no particular order). read more