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But are there more trees in the world today? Are there more trees in America? The U. According to the The North American Forest Commission , we have two-thirds of the trees that we had in the year But overall, the U.
The eastern shore was home to the most aggressive timber harvests after hit by waves of arriving European settlers in the 17th Century. Related: What is the impact of 1 tree? Pioneers did not reach the West Coast until much later, and so the economy of the West—particularly the Northwest—continues to rely more heavily on the Timber industry, meaning that our numbers over here in Oregon have been less impressive than our East Coast friends.
They have had more time to transition away from a timber economy. The increase in national forests has been influenced by a number of factors, including massive re-planting initiatives that began to grow after WWII and had a flourish of activity starting in the early s, recreational re-purposing of land previously earmarked for timber harvest, stricter laws regarding how and how much timber harvesting can occur on forest lands such as the Northwest Forest Plan , adopted in , and environmentally-minded owners of private forest land.
Two recent developments have also led to more forests cropping up and being safeguarded from timber harvest. Another development is large tech companies such as Facebook and Google, which have built large-scale data farms in the Northwestern United States, whose colder climate cuts down on the cooling costs and, hence, carbon output. Russia has Billion trees which earn it the title of the country with the most trees!
Illegal forests occupy vast stretches of the country- yes, the state can ban trees! Yet, most of these areas lie forgotten, covered in scores of trees despite the legal opposition. Pines, much like the Spruce, have needles for leaves but are enclosed within cones. Sugar Maple, known for its beautiful colours and sweet maple syrup, represents the red leaf on the Canadian flag. The country has a total of almost Billion trees, but they are in danger!
The Billion trees of the country include one very special tree as well. Additionally, North America is home to more than tree species. In an attempt to tackle its expanding northern deserts, China launched the Three-North Shelterbelt Project in So far, more than 66 billion trees have been planted by the Chinese government. The idea has received mixed reviews but will continue till , as planned. Congo has a total of Billion trees which comprise over tree species.
The country has Million hectares dedicated to the dense forest, Savannah forests occupy a large part, and protected areas span 26 Million hectares. Indonesia has species of trees, but only about hardwood species are suited for commercial use.
Australia has around 77 Billion trees, of which most are Eucalypts. Peru boasts the 10th-most forested area in any country in the world, with almost half of the country covered by trees. An estimated In , 1. Another way to categorize countries is tree density. Some studies have even likened GDP with the tree density of a nation. Finland has a tree density of 72 trees per square kilometer. Studies also indicated that Finnish forests are denser than most forests of the world.
Plus, Finland plants Million trees every year, so the numbers will rise. Some studies still indicate that the world is losing trees faster than ever. Compared to the times with no human civilization, the number of trees in the world has decreased by half. However, the alarming deforestation rates in different parts of the world may lower this tally. In alone, the world lost nearly Besides deforestation, natural factors such as Wildfires are also taking a toll on the total number of trees in the world.
Take the Australian Fires, which occurred earlier this year. The Amazon forest is also no stranger to wildfires, having registered more than 44, fire outbreaks in alone. About 7 billion trees. Planting trees to help alleviate the impacts of climate change was pretty much the theme for There were thousands of organizations, events, and causes that sought to help plant as many trees as possible.
In the US alone, the country planted more than 5 million trees over the year across 18, acres of the National Forests. Countries like Ethiopia almost made a Guinness World Record with their 4billion tree planting initiative when they tried to plant million trees in a day. In slightly over 12 hours, the country reported planting ,, trees — which was m trees more than their target. In the UK, the government reported planting over 3,, trees across a 1,hectare piece of land.
For Brazil, more than 4. With most countries setting tree planting initiative goals for and , we can expect even more trees to be planted in and the subsequent years.
A trillion trees would play a key role in cleaning up our atmosphere by sucking out over billion metric tons of heat-trapping carbon dioxide.
You may, however, find the occasional shrubs and some grass in these environments.
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