{"id":7309,"date":"2014-03-21T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-21T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.p4.greenpeace.org\/post\/4-reasons-we-all-should-standforforests\/"},"modified":"2021-12-01T13:53:24","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T12:53:24","slug":"4-reasons-we-all-should-standforforests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/story\/7309\/4-reasons-we-all-should-standforforests\/","title":{"rendered":"4 reasons we all should #StandForForests"},"content":{"rendered":"

We cannot sustain life without healthy, thriving forests. That is why Greenpeace campaigns for their protection and on this International Day of Forests, we want to share with you a few reasons why you should help.<\/p>\n

1. 300 million of us depend on forests in our day-to-day lives. <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Failure to protect forests threatens our homes and livelihoods.<\/p>\n

\"People

Local women and children on a road coming from a water hole.<\/p><\/div>\n

2. Forests absorb nearly 30% of our CO2 emissions.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Not only do they absorb carbon, but they store just under 300 billion tonnes of carbon in their living parts. It\u2019s estimated that deforestation is responsible for 12% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Destroying them will not see that figure reduced.<\/p>\n

\"Deforested

Single tree in a soy field next to rainforest, south of Santarem and along the road BR163.<\/p><\/div>\n

3. Forests are home to more than 50% of all plant and animal species.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In the last few hundred years extinction rates have increased by up to a thousand times. This rate could increase further if we do not protect our forests.<\/p>\n

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Baby orangutans at the Orangutan Foundation International Care Center in Pangkalan Bun, Central Kalimantan. Expansion of oil palm plantations is destroying their forest habitat.<\/p><\/div>\n

4. Forests provide vital medicines.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

70% \u00a0of the plants identified as having anti-cancer characteristics by the US National Cancer Institute are found only in tropical rainforests.<\/p>\n

About a quarter of drugs used in conventional medicines are derived from rainforest plants.<\/p>\n

\"Congo

Aerial view of the Congolese rainforest. Taken on a flight from Kinshasa to Bumba.<\/p><\/div>\n

Take Action<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Corporations must clean up their act and governments must enforce strong legislation to protect what forests remain. Today, over 10,000 people are storming Twitter and Facebook under the hashtag #StandForForests<\/a> to show the world that forests must be protected.<\/p>\n

You can take action too. We uncovered widespread forest destruction<\/a> in the supply chains of consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble. For months now, this company has not responded with a promise to guarantee forest friendly product.<\/p>\n

Greg Norman is the Congo Forests Communications Coordinator for Greenpeace International<\/em><\/p>\n

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