The Amazon rainforest is the largest and most dense forest on earth. Because trees absorb CO2 and emit oxygen, the Amazon Rainforest is considered to be the “Lungs of the Earth”
The rainforest It is being razed and burned for beef production. This has compound effects on global warming
Removing trees lowers the earth’s ability to absorb CO2 and lowers oxygen production.
OK laugh, but flatulence from cattle is a serious source of methane, a potent GHG.
What can you do?
Stop eating beef. If you stop eating burgers, you could drive a tank and still have a lower carbon footprint.
Planting 35 trees a year will offset the GHG’s generated from driving a car 5,000 miles per year.
Here’s What Your Hamburger Is Doing To The Planet
