From soaring coastal redwoods to dinosaur-era Wollemi pines and firs that make the perfect Christmas trees, even our most revered woody plants are in an awful lot of trouble.
reports issues a"warning to humanity" about the consequences of these losses, backed by 45 other scientists from 20 different countries.
Conservation biologist Malin Rivers from Botanic Gardens Conservation International and colleagues outline the many impacts these losses will have on our economies, livelihoods, and food. Most of our fruit comes from trees, as do many nuts and medicines, with non-timber products amounting toIn the developing world, 880 million people rely on firewood for fuel, and 1.6 billion people live within 5 kilometers of a forest, relying on them for food and income.
All up, trees contribute about US$1.3 trillion annually to the global economy, yet we're destroying billions of them every year –Trees are each their own little worlds, teeming with all sorts of single- and multicellular-life forms, including other plants, fungi, bacteria, and animals. Lose a tree, and this entire world dies too. They often form the supportive base for the
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