Trees of life: Why worry about deforestation?
“The death of the forest is the end of our life.” Dorothy Stang Why are forests important? This is a question that we must all focus on now, before it is too late, as much of Sri Lanka’s forests are being destroyed before our very eyes. Forests provide a number of ecosystem services that are fundamental to our very existence, even though they largely go unnoticed and unappreciated. These economic services are priceless, yet Mother Nature gives them to us for free. Forests give us L...
Sri Lanka North Central Manadilani Daluwatte Dorothy Stang International Forestry Research Forests Generate Foreign Exchange Income
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