HOW REFORESTATION HELPS THE ENVIRONMENT By planting trees in areas that have been degraded or deforested, reforestation helps the environment by guaranteeing, or accelerating the re-establishment of healthy forest structure by regrowing the forest canopy and preserving biodiversity within the ecosystem. REFORESTATION BENEFITS Helps carbon sequestrationby fixing atmospheric carbon dioxide in their leaves, trunks, and roots Removes air pollutants by absorbing them into their leaves and bark Prevents soil erosion by growing roots that hold the soil together Provides habitat for over 80% of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity Acts as natural air conditioners by reducing ambient air temperatures by up to 8° Celsius Reduces the impact of global warming and climate change Helps to protect endangered species Filters our drinking water through their roots Prevents floods and landslides by absorbing water and slowly releasing it via transpiration