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Reforestation: Impact on Climate

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Humans are clearing Earth's forests to make way for development, agriculture, and other uses - this can have severe consequences for our environment.  Learn the value of large-scale forest landscapes and their role in the carbon cycle.  Discover how reforestation can impact climate change by decreasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. What is your role in helping to keep nature strong?

This video takes place in China and depending on where you live, that might seem like a far away place. However, the world is increasingly interconnected. Explain how deforestation in one part of the world is not just a local problem, but a global problem.

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