Woods and forests play an important part of our bio diversity and ecosystems. There have been enough science projects and research done to indicate that the trees and fauna of the forests are vital for maintaining the balance of life on Earth.

Now a team of researchers from the US Forest Service have conducted a carbon dioxide study which helps us understand why the loss of forest cover across the globe is affecting the climate adversely. Yude Pan led the study which revealed that global forests absorb close to 2.4 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases every year.

About 3 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere each year. So the forests actually help counter the effects of human activities which create carbon dioxide. 1.6 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide is absorbed by the forest cover across the world. However with logging and deforestation becoming more prevalent this figure is dropping.

Without the trees being available to absorb the excessive amounts of carbon dioxide that the human activities release we will face a major problem. Tropical rain forests which traditionally absorb as much as 50% of the total greenhouse gases are now struggling for survival. Does it really need more science projects and research to show us that our very survival is linked to this?