- August 29 -
"Arbor Day"
The first country to institute a day of the year as "Arbor Day" was Sweden. This happened in 1840, when the country had become aware of the importance of forest resources, the care that should be providing trees, and the need to introduce children at an early age, knowledge and practice of a long-term.
After this first initiative, other countries of the world also began to establish his "Arbor Day." In Argentina, the main driver of forestry was Domingo Faustino Sarmiento. This echoed thirty years later on 29 August 1900, when the National Council of Education on the initiative of Dr. Estanislao Zeballos, instituted this date in celebration of Arbor Day. " His celebration took shape from 1901.
Man has made use of the forests forever. However, the current rate of deforestation is alarming, especially in tropical areas where the greatest biodiversity. The causes of deforestation are many, such as by demand for raw materials for industry, construction and energy production (coal), for forest fires, by the need for land for crops, etc.. According to a report in 2002, the destruction of forests, exceeding the 130,000 km2 per year. This produces short-term gains, affecting many of the species they contain, and deprives us of the possibility of both a cure of some diseases such as food in the future.
Forests provide very important benefits to the natural balance of the earth, protect the soil from erosion, cleanse the air through photosynthesis (CO2 air capture offsetting the greenhouse effect), regulating local hydrology and help reduce the effect Flood, play a fundamental role in regulating climate, provide habitats for many species flora and fauna and are a source of food and resources for animals and man. Therefore, it is important to realize that the continued existence of forests where the forest is naturally the native vegetation is critical to the ecological well-being of the Earth.
University Volunteer Team
Degree in Environmental Assessment and Management of Human Sciences Faculty
UNICEN
wrote: Jacqueline and Seehaus Rizzalli Mariela
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