Industrial progress, human greed, population growth and destructive behavior, have degraded and polluted nature to a great extent every year. This pollution can be very expensive for humanity and trigger horrible and very uncomfortable situations, for this reason it is necessary to adopt initiatives that help to reduce pollution and environmental degradation.
Within the types of pollution we can mention air pollution, as one of the most harmful, since we need air to survive, in addition to needing clean, clean and free of toxic and particular gases. The control of air pollution seems very difficult and far from our reality, but it can be effective in a very simple way: with the plantation of trees.
The plantation of trees is highly beneficial in society, both in urban and rural areas. In addition to serving as a habitat for animal species, producing shade, lowering the temperature, the planting of trees promotes cleaner air, since it reduces pollution. This is because trees have the ability to absorb gases through a structure present in their leaves, called stomata, use them in their metabolism and return pure oxygen to the atmosphere. In addition, small air-polluting particles are trapped on the surface of the trees that prevent them from being breathed.
In this case, we can see how the reforestation and afforestation of cities can be effective, efficient and beneficial, in addition to being a low cost economic activity. This reinforces the obligation we have to charge governments and community leaders to adopt public reforestation and afforestation policies, as this is an action that contributes to a region as a whole.