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Not only are trees vitally important for the entire planet’s ecosystem, but with some of them looking like they’re straight out of a fantasy movie, trees are also incredibly interesting to look at.
Trees are a vital part of our planet’s ecosystem and are astonishingly beautiful
The website of InternationalTreeFoundation.org quite rightly statesthat ‘We all rely on trees and their products: oxygen, fruits, wood, water, medicines and soil nutrients to name a few. They not only give life, but they also improve livelihoods. We often take trees for granted but can you imagine what the world would look like without them?’ — What a horrific thought! Check out these 20 spectacular examples we couldn’t bear to lose, selected from a Facebook post by SoulSoothing.
1. Baobab Alley, Morondava, Madagascar.Source: Wikepedia 2. Dragon Tree. Dracaena draco, the Canary Islands dragon tree or drago, is a subtropical tree in the genus Dracaena, native to the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira, western Morocco, and introduced to the Azores. It is the natural symbol of the island of Tenerife, together with the blue chaffinch. Source: Wikipedia 3. African Baobab, Socotra Island, Yemen.Source: Facebook/SoulSoothing 4. Sequoia, Sequioa National Park, California.Source: Wikipedia 5. Crooked Forest; West Pomerania, Poland.Source: Wikipedia 6. Adenium socotranum, Socotra Island, Yemen.Source: Wikimedia 7. Rainbow eucalyptus (Eucalyptus deglupta). Also known as the Mindanao gum or rainbow gum, this is a tall, broad-leaved evergreen tree which grows up to a height of around 60 metres (200 feet) in its native habitats of the Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Seram, Sulawesi, and Mindanao. Source: Wikimedia 8. Dracaena cinnabari. The Socotra dragon tree or dragon blood tree, is a dragon tree native to the Socotra archipelago, part of Yemen, located in the Arabian Sea. Source: Facebook/SoulSoothing 9. The jury is out on whether these are Brachychiton rupestis or Toborochi trees. We just don’t know. Discuss. Source: Facebook/SoulSoothing 10. “The President”, Sierra Nevada, California. One Photo, 126 Frames, 2 Billion Leaves, 247 Feet Cloaked in the snows of California’s Sierra Nevada, the 3,200-year-old giant sequoia called the President rises 247 feet. Two other sequoias have wider trunks, but none has a larger crown, say the scientists who climbed it. The figure at top seems taller than the other climbers because he’s standing forward on one of the great limbs. Source: Facebook/SoulSoothing 11. “The Basket Tree”, Gilroy Gardens. Axel Erlandson (December 15, 1884 – April 28, 1964) was a Swedish American farmer who shaped trees as a hobby, and opened a horticultural attraction in 1947 advertised as “See the World’s Strangest Trees Here,” and named “The Tree Circus.” The trees appeared in the column of Robert Ripley’s Believe It or Not! twelve times. Erlandson sold his attraction shortly before his death. The trees were moved to Gilroy Gardens in 1985. Source: Facebook/SoulSoothing 12. Angel Oak, Charleston, South Carolina.Source: Wikimedia 13. Wisteria, Japan. Not strictly a tree, but interesting enough for inclusion. Source: Wikimedia 14. Kapok The bark of this tree discourages climbers. Source: Flickr, Melinda Young Stuart 15. Araucaria Found in the Atlantic forest in Brazil.Source: Bloomtrigger 16. Dark Hedges, Northern Ireland.Source: Wikimedia 17. Shiratani Unsuikyo ravine, Yakushima, Japan.Source: Wikemedia 18. Cherry blossom, Bonn, Germany.Source: Wikimedia 19. Jacaranda, Bryanston, South AfricaSource: Wikimedia 20. Slope Point, New Zealand.Source: Wikimedia
20 MEEST SPECTACULAIRE BOMEN EN DE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDG’S)
De Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s), oftewel ‘Duurzaamheidsdoelen’ geven houvast op weg naar die positieve verandering. De 17 doelen zijn opgesteld om van de wereld nog vóór 2030 een betere plek te maken. Voor iedereen. De Sustainable Development Goals zijn afgesproken door de landen die zijn aangesloten bij de Verenigde Naties.
20 meest spectaculaire bomen maakt onderdeel uit van de volgende SDG’s:
Het kindersterftecijfer is volgens de Wereldgezondheidsorganisatie gedaald met 53% ten opzichte van 1990 en moedersterfte met 44%. Toch is hier, met name in ontwikkelingslanden, nog een wereld te winnen. Met SDG 3 wordt een goede gezondheid en welzijn voor alle leeftijden gepromoot.
Driekwart van ons aardoppervlak is bedekt met oceanen. De oneindige blauwe wateren zijn onmisbaar voor de opslag van CO2, de creatie van zuurstof, handel, transport, telecommunicatie en onze eiwitten. SDG 14 maakt zich hard voor bescherming van deze essentiële ecosystemen.
SDG 15 zet het beschermen, herstellen en bevorderen van duurzaam gebruik van ecosystemen centraal. Ontbossing en verwoestijning zijn een bedreiging voor al het leven op aarde. Hoewel de berichten over de afnemende biodiversiteit alarmerend zijn, is er nog genoeg reden tot hoop.
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