How forests protect our climate
In almost every area of the world there are plants or some sort of flora to find. Depending on the area, there are trees or even forests, tropical ones like the rain forest in Brazil, coniferous forests in northern Europe among others. Find out why they are so crucial for our climate and life on earth!
Warm up
First, think about the below questions and share your thoughts with your buddy!
When was the last time you have been to a forest, if ever?
What did you like most about it?
How did it make you feel?
Or, if you prefer, you can go for a more general question:
What do you generally associate forests with?
Learn
Let’s learn about nature’s CO2-Cycle to understand what deforestation is and how international organisations try to protect the world's forests! Acquiring this knowledge will help you participate in discussions and influence people about this topic!
Have a look at this picture and try to interpret it together…
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Even though we know how important trees and soils are, humans still cut down a huge amount of trees every year. This is called deforestation.
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Time to get active!
- Why should the European Union (EU) care about tropical forests in far-flung parts of the world?
- What do people mean when they talk about the ‘global commons’?
- Are forests part of the ‘global commons’, like oceans are?
- If forests are so important, why do people keep cutting them down?
Together with your buddy choose one of these questions and make a contribution of your choice to the work.it area. You may create a mind-map, a podcast, or even a short video. Try to give all the correct and important facts on this topic, so others in our community can become informed!
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There are people who have been known to carry out “tree sitting”. This means sitting on a tree in protest to avoid it getting cut down. Why are trees so important that such actions are taken?
What can you and your friends do to save and protect forests?
Exchange thoughts about this with your buddy!
If you would take such an action, write a report on it and upload it in the work.it area!
Reflect
Now, go outside with your buddy and have a look around your neighbourhood. Find a tree you both like and take some pictures of it! Upload them as part of your postcard and share with the community the reasons why you picked this tree and what you liked most about it.
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