It’s said that forests are the ‘lungs of the earth.’
There were once 6 trillion trees on our planet. Half of them are gone. And we are losing the rest at a terrifying rate – over 10 billion trees every year.
We are running out of time.
Deforestation and land degradation cost the world $6.3 trillion every year(1).
Trillion Trees is committed to an urgent end to forest destruction and degradation. And science-led restoration on a monumental scale.
Here’s why…
©Daniel Silva/WCSThe lives of hundreds of millions of people depend directly on healthy forests, right now. For jobs. For food. For medicines. Some of these people are also on the frontline of forest protection. We urgently need to support them.
And even if you don’t realise it, you depend on forests too.
Forests don’t just stabilise local weather patterns – they help control the global climate. There is too much CO2 warming our atmosphere. Protecting and restoring trees are two of the most efficient and cost-effective ways to fix that.
(c)Tim DavenportThey are havens of biodiversity. Forests are the home for the majority of the world’s animals, birds, insects and plants. But right now some tropical rainforests are in danger of becoming lifeless deserts.
Our partners work in forests across the world, where forests are most threatened.
