Natural Resources Conservation League - Environmental Education

Trees are earth’s most vital natural resource, as such their [?] and propagation must be continued with increased enthusiasm.

Young people are the most important people to undertake this task as they are the future guardians of the [?]. Our welfare and our very existence is dependant on [?]. Knowledge of tree life and of the uses made of trees is essential to and understanding of the world.

Trees are very important because...

Trees [?] the atmosphere and release [?] through [?] .The sale and clearance of forests, particularly in the [?] Basin, could be changing the oxygen and carbon [?] balance in the air.

Trees play a major role in the [?] cycle. Trees provide a link between the ground and the [?] by bringing water up from the ground and releasing it through their [?] into the air. The sale and clearance of forests causes the surrounding land to dry out.

Trees bind the [?] , protecting it from wind and water [?] . Their deep [?] systems help in breaking down rock and raising water and [?] to the surface.

The real [?] crisis in the world is not the lack of oil but the lack of fire wood. Trees are natural [?] energy collectors, energy can be obtained from them by [?] .

Trees produce more food per hectare than any other crop and require less human effort.

Trees have important microclimatic functions in that they protect adjacent areas from extreme winds and [?] . They increase [?] productivity by providing shelter for [?] and crops.

Trees nurture and protect [?] , [?] , [?] and other plants. They support a wide range of other living things and are part of the [?] balance.

Trees provide most of the material for housing the world’s [?] . Timber, [?] , cork, gums, resins, tannins, [?] , soaps, paper, waxes and oils are just some natural tree products.

And finally, trees beautify the environment in ways we do not recognise until we are in a treeless [?].