The Importance of Forests | How to protect Forests

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The importance of forests cannot be underestimated. We depend on forests for our survival, from the air we breathe to the water we drink. Forests provide habitats for animals and livelihoods for humans, prevent soil erosion and mitigate climate change.

But deforestation rates across the planet are putting our forests under threat. From the bushfires in Australia, to the slow destruction of the Amazon forest. Now more than ever, the world's forests need our attention.

Here are three simple ideas how we can help protect our forests:

Support indigenous groups or associations that help them defend themselves against outside pressures (like is the case, for example, with indigenous groups in the Amazon forest)
Consume less meat or consider following a plant-based diet: give the industry less reasons to clear new forests for cattle holding.
Inform yourself about reforestation and deforestation laws in your country: is your government counting monocultures as “forests” in their national count? How are they protecting forests and are they planning to restore depleted areas?

If you have more tips or ideas, please leave your comment under the video.

We are endlessly thankful to our tree planting partners around the world. Thanks to the trees powered by your searches, we can support them in reforestation efforts that are also helping protect standing forests.

For a complete list of Ecosia’s tree planting projects, visit this link from the Ecosia blog:
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Produced by Fátima González-Torres (IG: @fatilugonzalevic)
Editing & post-production by Pako Quijada (IG: @pakoquijada)
Motion graphics & animation by Forat Elalfy (@foratau)
Writing by Fátima González-Torres

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