Minus One- A Formula to Reduce Deforestation

According to the United Nations (UN), every year 13 million hectares of forest are destroyed. Between 1990 and 2005, Pakistan has lost 24.7% of its forest cover, or around 625,000 hectares. The purpose behind celebrating the World Forest day on 21^st March is to raise awareness about the importance of forests.

The often ignored facts that highlight the importance of forests include:

• Forests function as "carbon sinks"  because they absorb and store carbon for long periods of time and release the oxygen (O₂) back into the air
• They are home to 80% of worlds flora and fauna
• Strategically placed trees in urban areas have the potential to cool the air between 2 and 8 degrees celcius.
• Deforestation is responsible for 18% of all greenhouse gas emissions and major soil erosion and flooding’s around the world.

So How can you contribute towards solving the problem?

By introducing “-1” formula! A simple yet considerable effort to reduce deforestation. Before printing reduce the font size by “1” e.g, if its “11” make it “10”. Using smaller font can save up to 18% of paper consumption during printing (20.70 sheets every year). Using both side of paper in printing, planting trees & promoting 3R’s practice can also greatly assist in battling deforestation.