Between 1990 & 2016, the world lost 1.3 million square kilometres of forests due to deforestation. Culprits such as farming, mining, drilling and plantations combine for more than half of all deforestation.
Trees help clean the air we breathe, provide the oxygen with breathe, filter the water we drink, and provide habitat to over 80% of the world's terrestrial biodiversity. Forests provide jobs to over 1 billion people & crucially absorb harmful carbon emissions from the atmosphere.
Cutting trees both adds carbon dioxide to the air and removes the ability to absorb existing carbon dioxide. If tropical deforestation were a country, according to the World Resources Institute, it would rank third in carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions, behind China and the U.S.
So, we reckon trees are pretty important. Although we aren't able to stop deforestation, we can certainly help a little by planting new trees for every order we receive. As we continue to grow, so will the trees 🙌