🌳 Today is #InternationalDayOfForests! This year's theme is forests and health. Did you know that forests provide many benefits to human health? 👇
#InternationalForestsDay #InternationalForestDay #ForestsDay #ForestsInLatinAmerica #Deforestation #Drought #ForestFires
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⚕️According to the FAO, #forests help physical & #mentalhealth by:
🌳 Supporting proper #nutrition by providing #food
🌳 Providing #fuel to heat homes, thus preventing illness from the cold
🌳 Plus, their #medicinal plants are an important part of #traditional health care systems
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🏙️ In #urban #populations, #forests near #cities help reduce #stress, dampen #noise & absorb #pollution from industries, among other benefits.
🌲These are just a few of the reasons it is so important to protect them from #deforestation, #forest #fires, #droughts & #land-use changes.
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🔍 This #InternationalForestsDay, find out how a railway project in #Kenya threatens #Nairobi’s #Oloolua #Forest:
https://chinadialogue.net/en/nature/saving-kenyas-oloolua-forest
#InternationalForestsDay #InternationalForestDay #ForestsDay #ForestsInLatinAmerica #Deforestation #Drought #ForestFires
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