{"id":3520,"date":"2020-11-11T16:29:34","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T16:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=3520"},"modified":"2020-11-12T00:06:44","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T00:06:44","slug":"introduction-to-forests","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/introduction-to-forests\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to forests"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3520\" class=\"elementor elementor-3520\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0bbdb5a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0bbdb5a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32d9b89\" data-id=\"32d9b89\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-760a369 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"760a369\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5dc9903\" data-id=\"5dc9903\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6069cc9 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"6069cc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Forest Preservation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-accde32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"accde32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-forests-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3564 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/introduction-to-forests\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Introduction to forests<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3563 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/types-of-forests\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Types of forests<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3562 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/layers-of-a-forest\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Layers of a forest<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3561 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-forestry\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is forestry?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3560 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/importance-of-forests\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Importance of forests<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3559 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-deforestation\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is deforestation?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3558 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/degradation-and-fragmentation\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Degradation and fragmentation<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3572 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/effects-of-deforestation\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Effects of deforestation<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3573 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-can-i-do-about-deforestation\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What can I do about deforestation<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c9b23c\" data-id=\"6c9b23c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3e7f33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3e7f33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction to forest preservation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-497c212 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"497c212\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Environmental activists consider forests as one of the top 5 natural resources on earth. Today we shall look at how wonderful our forests are to us and why we should immediately end its destruction.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There is more to forests than just a massive collection of trees. It is a natural, complex ecosystem made up of a wide variety of trees that support a massive range of life forms.<\/span><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_3704\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3704\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3704\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/forests-distribution.jpg\" alt=\"World distribution of forests\" width=\"600\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/forests-distribution.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/forests-distribution-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3704\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">World distribution of forests<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Apart from trees, forests also include the soils that support the trees, the water bodies that run through them, and even the atmosphere (air) around them. Forests of the world are a natural wonder that humans have sadly taken for granted.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Forests come in many sizes and forms. For example, the piece of land with huge trees and many animals, birds, and water bodies running through it in a part of Kenya can be called a forest. In the same way, the large belt of thick, evergreen trees running from Peru to Brazil<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0(called the Amazon Rain Forest)<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0is also a forest. A good example is the Amazon Rain Forest.<\/span><\/p><p><i><b>Between 2015 and 2020, the rate of\u00a0<span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">deforestation was estimated at 10 million\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">hectares per year, down from 16 million\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">hectares per year in the 1990s. The area of\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">primary forest worldwide has decreased by\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">over 80 million hectares since 1990<\/span><\/b><\/i><\/p><p><i style=\"font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0px; text-align: inherit;\">FAO and UNEP. 2020. The State of the World\u2019s Forests 2020. Forests, biodiversity and people. Rome.\u00a0<span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4060\/ca8642en<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Forests are hugely important for life on earth. This is because it serves as an ecosystem and sustains life for millions of animals, birds, and animals that live in the rivers and streams running through these forests. It also does a lot of good to the atmosphere in climate control, as well as supplying oxygen for human sustenance.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><b>NOTES<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><i><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The term we use to describe the variety of living things, animals and plants, their living environments and genes is called\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Biodiversity.<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0It is believed that the Amazon Forest has the widest biodiversity.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the next pages, we shall look at the types and importance of forests, the problem of deforestation and its&#8217; effects, as well as what we can do to minimize the consequences.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2aa1c9\" data-id=\"b2aa1c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b862308 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"b862308\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9eedbb2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9eedbb2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ddebef\" data-id=\"5ddebef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bc43c6\" data-id=\"4bc43c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f6762a elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3f6762a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/types-of-forests\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">NEXT PAGE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forest Preservation Introduction to forests Types of forests Layers of a forest What is forestry? 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