Value of trees

Trees are very useful. Both of people and animals can't survive without trees. Trees provide us fruits, medicines, woods and shelter. Trees beautify the nature. We get rains because of these trees. Trees purify the atmosphere as well as help to maintain the natural weather patterns. Trees stop the soil erosion. Trees purify the air taking in Co2 and giving out O2. However today population is increased day by day and their necessities also increased alike. So with in this many time we have to cut down these trees for our development purposes. But how ever we should plant a another tree in that place. It takes only 2 or 3 hours to cut down a big tree. The government has established the separet department called forest conservation department to protect our forest resources. Our forest coverage has reduce drastically during the last decade. This situation has created a lot of environmental problems. A large number of forest coverage has been cleared for development purposes. As well as a large number of forest has become barren lands because of chena cultivation. As a result of this almost all the functions have dried up. The government has land several reforestration program as a result of this. Only the government cannot do this. As Sri Lankans, we should give our fullest coparation to make these effort success. Trees are gift of nature. We should protect them as our own eyes.