Importance of Tree Plantation

Plantation has a lot of meanings in many aspects, but to me, the plantation is simply growing plants and trees. Apart from all other benefits of growing plants, one of the important components is that growing plants just give you an insight to feel nature. Watching to the green plants and the beautiful flowers gives a soothing effect to your eyes and mind. Most of the people plant trees to decorate their land and to provide the shed. But there is a lot more than this.

Health Beneficiary Landscape: 

From environmental impact to economics to health, to beautify the landscape and even to psychology, there are lots of benefits of a plantation.  Due to the fast-growing technology and industrial development, the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) is increasing rapidly in our atmosphere. This increase is changing our climate and mounting the pollution. This increase in carbon dioxide in our environment is very dangerous for earth’s life. If we say that trees and plants are the life saviors, it wouldn’t be wrong. They absorb the CO2 and release the oxygen.

Absorbents of Different Pollutants:

With advancements in everything, pollution is also increasing day by day, which is the biggest cause of spreading dangerous diseases. Trees and plants are the absorbents of different pollutants and dangerous gases. They filter out the odors and toxins from air to reduce pollution.

Global Warming, Earth’s Temperature:

Due to one of the biggest issues of our time, global warming, the earth’s temperature is rising very quickly. Plants and trees cool the homes and streets by providing shed, purifying air and releasing water vapors in the atmosphere. So, do plantation to save your planet from pollution, heat, diseases and many other bad effects produced by pollution.

Reduce the Exposure of Unhealthy Gasses:

Ultraviolet rays are the biggest cause of skin cancer. Most of the working people and the children at school or in playgrounds are highly affected by these rays. Plants and trees provide a shelter from ultraviolet rays. They reduce the exposure of these gases to about 50%, thus providing a great protection from the dangerous rays coming from the sun.

Providing Fruits and Vegetables:

There are a lot more benefits like providing fruits and vegetables, wood, home to the wildlife, prevent soil decay and many more. World planting day is also celebrated on 21st March. The purpose of the day is to give people knowledge of the importance of plantation. This plantation is of very much importance to save us, to save our planet.

By: Tarbia Iftikhar, BS Engineering(Punjab University, Lahore. Pakistan ) MS Engineering University of Lahore, Pakistan