Save a tree save a life
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so
last year my mom took me to gabriela
island
for spring break we lived in a cabin
with friends
the cabin was made out of wood and it
was
in the woods one day
when you were having dinner i told my
mom’s friend
how lucky she was to be living in a
forest
and how much i wish to live in a forest
too we all laughed
and then my mom pointed out that i live
in a forest too because
our house made out of wood our furniture
is made out of wood
our books and all paper products
are also made out of wood
we laughed at this again
but then i realized how true this is
more importantly i realized how valuable
the forest
is to us
people condemn trees to produce paper
for books
magazines packaging
toilet paper cleaning rules and to make
many other products but they take it for
granted
often overuse and sometimes even
waste paper unnecessarily don’t
they realize that trees need to be
cut down for all that paper
trees and plants are essential they
create oxygen
absorb greenhouse gases ground water in
their roots
and release it into the atmosphere
without trees and green plants the soil
will dry out
the flooding will increase
many land animals cannot survive
and the climate will become drier and
warmer
sadly deforestation is increasing day
by day wildfires are on the rise
and animals are losing their habitat in
the forest
i just learned that 46
of the world’s forts are already
destroyed and even more surprisingly
every 1.2 seconds or
every time you blink an area
of force the size of a football field
is gone forever
these trees took 1 000
years to grow but humans only take
six states to destroy them just six
states to destroy them
if things don’t change and deforestation
keeps on increasing
we’re going to lose the lungs of this
planet and we will
all have to face the terrible
consequences
it is time to take action to stop over
using paper products to save more trees
and
save the forest so what’s the solution
is it possible to save trees yes it is
in fact it’s so easy to save
the trees the easiest way to start
is to reduce the amount of paper that
you need
paper is a necessary product in schools
colleges offices and
at home you can use both sides of the
paper before you toss it
reducing our use of paper is the first
step
to saving the trees
the second thing we can do is to give
away your books
to someone in need sharing is caring
right
you can borrow books from the library or
donate the books you already read
by doing this you’re reusing
the paper that’s already out there
when i’ve used every square inch of
paper
make sure you recycle it paper
is easily recycled and when you need
notebooks for school or just
want to read books you can buy the ones
that are made from recycled paper it’s a
win-win
the next thing we can do is to replace
paper with something
else we can use digital devices to store
information
and we can do our cleaning with cloth
towels instead of paper towels
finally we all need to re-plant
we can plant a tree in our backyard or
have a tiny herb garden by the window
replanting is so important to maintain
and increase the number of trees
trees are so valuable and vital to our
putting they cleaned the air
staples the soil and their homes to many
living creatures and right now their
existence
is being threatened
i hope you will all join me
reducing your paper use via using books
and magazines recycling paper and
cartons
replacing paper with alternatives and
most importantly
replanting trees
start creating your green habits today
because these green habits will create
a greener planet tomorrow
remember if you cut a tree
you kill a life if you save a tree
you save a life if you plant a tree
you create a life