What would happen if there were no more trees?What would the earth be without forests and without trees? It would be barren and empty. And there would be no human beings on this planet either. Because trees produce oxygen, without which people simply cannot live, and they provide us with the important natural material wood for furniture and all kinds of other everyday objects.What happens when too many trees are cut down?Through clearing, the CO2 stored in the trees and soil is released back into the atmosphere. This fuels global warming and has repercussions around the world: sea levels are rising, ice caps are melting, extreme weather events such as floods and droughts are becoming more frequent.How is climate change affecting the forest?Climate change poses major challenges for the forest: pest infestation, forest fires and extreme events such as heat and dry periods and storms hit the forest hard.Can the forest save the climate?As carbon sinks, forests make a particularly important contribution to climate protection. The Amazon rainforest alone binds an estimated 80 to 120 billion tons of carbon. The following applies everywhere: the more thick and old trees there are in the forest, the more carbon can be bound in the wood and stored for so many years.What are the consequences of forest dieback?One of the most serious consequences of forest dieback is likely to be the loss of the forest as a ground water reservoir (water balance in the forest, soil acidification, acid rain, sorption capacity) and the disappearance of the protective alpine forests, which make colonization of many Alpine valleys possible in the first place.Why do large trees suffer particularly from climate change?"This is because their water transport system has to work under a greater load to move water from the soil through the roots and up into the crown. As a result, large trees suffer more from drought and are then more susceptible to disease," he said Scientist.What destroys the forest?The most important abiotic load factors for forests are the physically effective causes storm, snow and fire. Drought (lack of water), mechanical injuries, landslides and avalanches, electricity and radioactivity work in the same way.How much forest is destroyed per day?Two thousand soccer fields of rainforest are cut down every day. In total, 3,360 square kilometers of forest were irretrievably destroyed in the first 5 months of the year. This estimate comes from IMAZON, the non-profit Amazon Institute for Humans and the Environment, which has been collecting data on deforestation since 2008.Where is the forest dieback in Germany the worst?North Rhine-Westphalia (68,000 hectares), Thuringia (around 30,000 hectares), Lower Saxony (26,280 hectares) and Hesse (26,100 hectares) are particularly badly affected.How many trees does it take to stop climate change?In order to be able to absorb a ton of CO2, the beech tree has to grow for around 80 years. That means: the beech binds 12.5 kilograms of CO2 per year. So you would have to plant 80 trees to offset one tonne of CO2 annually through trees.Where is most forest cleared?Every year around 300,000 square kilometers of forest are cut down or burned down worldwide - a good half of it in tropical countries: above all in Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Indonesia (source: Global Forest Watch, 2017).When will there be no more rainforest?According to a study, the rainforest on Brazil's Atlantic coast will be completely gone in just over 40 years if destruction continues at the current rate.How much forest is lost each year?On average, 13 million hectares of forest disappear each year due to deforestation; in just eleven regions of the world we could lose up to 170 million hectares of forest by 2030.Can trees save the climate?Our trees and forests are essential for the climate because they absorb the greenhouse gas CO2 and release oxygen. Consequently, the more trees there are, the more carbon can be sequestered.Why not plant more trees?Grow fast, die earlyHowever, researchers have now come to the shocking conclusion that planting trees is not effective. Because the young trees grow faster due to a lot of CO2, but they also die much earlier. Planting trees to slow down global warming is not very effective.Where is the largest forest in the world?The largest contiguous forest area on earth is a forest area in Siberia with a size of over 800 million hectares. The largest contiguous rainforest area on earth is in the Amazon basin.Can you live without the rainforest?No. Because the rain forests, as so-called green lungs, play a decisive role in the climate of the earth. They store six times more CO2 in their vegetation than native forests.How much forest disappears per day? Two thousand soccer fields of rainforest are cut down every day. In total, 3,360 square kilometers of forest were irretrievably destroyed in the first 5 months of the year. This estimate comes from IMAZON, the non-profit Amazon Institute for Humans and the Environment, which has been collecting data on deforestation since 2008.Can the Amazon still be saved?As the largest rainforest on earth, the Amazon stores enormous amounts of carbon and cools the entire world with its humid air currents, making it vital to the health of the planet. Today the forests of the Amazon are on the verge of collapse - high time to act!