Combating Deforestation For Climate Change Mitigation – OpEd – Eurasia Review

The issue of deforestation has emerged as a crucial challenge as the world faces the increasing impact of climate change. Forests cover about four billion hectares of the Earth’s land, which is around 31% of the total land area.

Forests are considered as the lungs of the Earth and play an indispensable role in maintaining ecological balance and mitigating the effects of climate change. They act as carbon sinks by absorbing Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) from the atmosphere and are home to biodiversity. Forests absorb approximately 7.6 billion metric tonnes of CO₂ per year, which accounts for about one-third of the CO₂ released from the burning of fossil fuels. Forests also produce approximately 28% of the Earth’s oxygen.

Despite…