Plant a tree and save the Earth? If it was only that easy! Still, it’s a fact that pines, oaks, mangroves, and many other trees possess some seriously magical powers. Or you could just say they’re good absorbers. Both those with large trunks, fast-growing trees, and native species that thrive in the soil sequester carbon in their trunks, branches, leaves, and roots. Considering some trees can live to be a thousand years or more, their contribution to the planet is truly second to none. 

Human activities such as deforestation have profoundly damaged more than 75% of the Earth’s surface. Deforestation and forest degradation alone are accountable for roughly 15% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. These emissions are a major factor behind the rising temperatures, shifts in weather and water patterns, and the increasing occurrence of extreme weather events. Basically, cutting down trees and plants can lead to climate change, farming challenges, natural disasters, and problems for indigenous people. Of course, what’s done is done – but what we do next is crucial.