The Friendly Tree – by Annette Wynne
I’ve found a place beside a friendly tree, Where I’ll hide my face when the world hurts me, For the tree will never hurt; I shall love it to the end; It shall have a dear, dear name: “My true and silent friend.”
I’ve found a place beside a friendly tree, Where I’ll hide my face when the world hurts me, For the tree will never hurt; I shall love it to the end; It shall have a dear, dear name: “My true and silent friend.”
We know trees are a beautiful form of life and contribute to nature and other living beings in various ways. Trees play a significant role in maintaining the balance of the environment. The countless benefits they provide to living species are of great importance. Since their lifecycle depends majorly on the surrounding climate, they get affected by climate change.
The severity of the effects of climate change is beyond our imagination, and we must work hard to minimize the human causes of climate change. The harmful effects of earth’s climate change include – hotter temperatures, more severe storms, increased drought, a warming, rising ocean, loss of species, scarcity of food, and more health risks.
Hot temperatures affect tree species that cannot tolerate heat. Severe storms cause risks to those tree species that are not wind tolerant. Increased drought affects tree species that cannot survive without enough water. Thus, several tree species get affected due to the earth’s climate change. As responsible humans, it’s our responsibility to control our activities that affect nature and trees to maintain nature’s balance.
We cannot deny the fact that trees and forests are essential for the survival of life on this planet. They can conserve tremendous biodiversity while fulfilling necessary ecosystem services like cycling of nutrients and water and climate regulation. Trees contribute to nutrition security and provide raw materials while offering countless livelihood opportunities. Source: How is Climate Change Impacting Trees Around the World? (nelda.org.in)
Video: https://youtu.be/CVHj7Wxhvdo?si=N4AinI-sqip7TTCB
Art Activity: Paint and decorate a flowerpot, fill it with soil, plant the seeds, and water.
The severity of the effects of climate change is beyond our imagination, and we must work hard to minimize the human causes of climate change. The harmful effects of earth’s climate change include – hotter temperatures, more severe storms, increased drought, a warming, rising ocean, loss of species, scarcity of food, and more health risks.
Hot temperatures affect tree species that cannot tolerate heat. Severe storms cause risks to those tree species that are not wind tolerant. Increased drought affects tree species that cannot survive without enough water. Thus, several tree species get affected due to the earth’s climate change. As responsible humans, it’s our responsibility to control our activities that affect nature and trees to maintain nature’s balance.
We cannot deny the fact that trees and forests are essential for the survival of life on this planet. They can conserve tremendous biodiversity while fulfilling necessary ecosystem services like cycling of nutrients and water and climate regulation. Trees contribute to nutrition security and provide raw materials while offering countless livelihood opportunities. Source: How is Climate Change Impacting Trees Around the World? (nelda.org.in)
Video: https://youtu.be/CVHj7Wxhvdo?si=N4AinI-sqip7TTCB
Art Activity: Paint and decorate a flowerpot, fill it with soil, plant the seeds, and water.
An environmental prayer:
Bring healing to our lives,
that we may protect the world and not prey on it,
that we may sow beauty,
not pollution and destruction.
Touch the hearts of those who look only for gain at the expense of the poor and the earth.
Bring healing to our lives,
that we may protect the world and not prey on it,
that we may sow beauty,
not pollution and destruction.
Touch the hearts of those who look only for gain at the expense of the poor and the earth.
