Sir,
In times when deforestation has led to global warming, acid rain and green house effect, saving trees has become an issue which needs to be addressed. Environmental degradation has occurred everywhere and rain forests around the world are being cleared, since people are being misled to understand that these rainforests that are being often hot and humid, insect riden and difficult to penetrate are of no use of humanity. However, the truth is that when we clear the rainforests we stand not just to lose an entire ecosystem but we risk our own quality of life as well. In fact we are gambling with the stability of the climate and we are undermining the precious services afforded by their biological diversity. The trees cleanse the air, they serve an effective sound barriers, they produce oxygen, they absorb carbon dioxide, they prevent soil erosion and they serve as wind breaks.
The continuous loss of natural ecosystem could make us vulnerable to ecological surprises in the future. In such a secenario, we must find ways of preserving the trees we have. To preserve the trees we have, it is important we lessen the mindless use of products made from trees: paper and wood. Catalogues should be banned and so should items like facial tissues and kitchen swaps that are not necessities. Paper should be recyled. The need of the hour is to educate not just ourselves but also our young. The children are the future and if respect for trees is inculcated in them at a young age, they will make sure that the earth might have a future still.
Yours etc……
Vivek Koul
32, Bank Colony
Gole Gujral, Jammu
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