DENDROLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Over 1.6 billion people depend on forests for food or fuel, and some 70 million people worldwide-including many Indigenous communities-call forests home. Forests provide us with oxygen, shelter, jobs, water, nourishment and fuel.

Detailed explanation-2: -Forests also buffer the impacts of storms and floods. By feeding our rivers, forests supply drinking water for nearly half of the world’s largest cities. They also provide shelter, jobs and security for forest-dependent populations.