Benefits of Trees - Related to Sustaining Lives

1. Oxygen:

Trees sustain our lives by providing oxygen. Without oxygen we cannot live even for a few minutes. On the other hand, Trees remove the carbon-dioxide and other harmful gases from the atmosphere.

• Oxygen: Trees provide us.

• Carbon-dioxide: We provide to Trees.

Thus there is an exchange of life-giving airs.

2. Food:

Trees sustain our lives by providing various food.

• Fruits: Trees provide various fruits for our nourishment. Some of the fruits are Apple, Mango, Banana, Guava etc.

• Vegetables: Plants provide various vegetables for our consumption. Examples are Cabbage, Carrot, Beetroot etc.

• Cereals: Plants also provide various cereals for our diet. Examples are Rice, Wheat, Maize etc.

• Pulses: Plants also provide various pulses for our diet. Examples are Beans, Peas, Lentils etc.

• Fodder: Leaves of various trees are used as fodder for cattle.

3. Medicine:

Trees sustain our lives with various medicines. The various parts of trees and plants have great medicinal value. They are:

• Fruits: Certain fruits like Aamla, Baheda etc.

• Leaves: Leaves like Neem.

• Root: Root extract of certain plants.

• Bark: Extract of bark of certain plants.

4. Wood:

Trees provide wood which is used for various purposes. Some of them are:

• Firewood: Used as fuel specially in rural areas.

• Timber: For building essential implements of life like agricultural implements, boats, houses etc.

• Fencing: Wood is often used for building fences around agricultural fields.

5. Shelter:

Trees provide shelter to various living beings. Some of them are:

• Birds: Provide shelter for birds within its leaves and branches.

• Small animals: Provide shelter to small animals like squirrels in its branches.

• Cattle: Providing shelter to cattle under its shade.

• Pilgrims: Providing shelter to pilgrims under its shade.

• Village meeting: Provide shady space for holding village meetings.