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Wood helps provide millions of people with clean and safe drinking water, cook food and build shelter. But wood can do even more.
Wood can build skyscrapers and replace plastic. With advances in science, wood is changing how we see the world, how we dress and how we move in more climate-friendly ways.
Through nanotechnology, wood can help us heal and find new cures. Wood is even taking us to space.
When forests are managed sustainably, wood is a renewable resource.
Choose sustainable wood for people and the planet.
© Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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In my opinion, forests are important for keeping the environment clean and living healthily
In my opinion, forests are really important because first of all they provide oxygen, thanks to which we and all living beings are able to live. Furthermore, they provide as shelters for many species and enrich the ecosystem
Forests are important because regulate the climate, mitigate climate change and promote economic development for local comunities.
The trees and forests are importants because they help in development of climate clean, this is my opinion.
Well, hugs for everyone direct from Brazil. Good Sunday, and stay with God.
yeah, wood is also important for many peoples livelihood, but when we look into it, it's very bad that the government is prohibiting some of the people who depend on the forest. like what happened in India, the Chipko Movement.
Because forests can save the earth safely. Because of the forest, we can preventing various natural disasters.
What is the difference between a cure, a medicine, a drug when they are used as words that mean things that heal us?
Hello Kikilis,
A cure is completely effective at treating an illness. Not all medicines always cure every illness or condition. When we say 'drug', we generally refer to a manufactured pharmaceutical medicine, but the word 'medicine' in a general context includes both drugs and other medicines, e.g. natural remedies such as herbs.
All the best,
Kirk
LearnEnglish team
They can provide us with both important renewable resources and climate regulation.
In my opinion this video is helping people to understand how wood or forests are value for us and give us clear ideas about what we can do by wood