Hi everyone - 

This petition is about how we should act to SLOW, STOP and REVERSE deforestation. Deforestation is the decrease of the forest area in the world and a significant ongoing problem. The land that is cleared is used for urban and rural activities such as housing, pasture for livestock, agriculture, mining, palm oil plantations and infrastructure projects.

We all want to make the world a better place. But what power does one person actually have? Is it really possible to stop deforestation in the Amazon? Or help keep the polar ice caps from melting? Or save tigers and orangutans from going extinct? In short, YES, and it isn’t as hard as you might think.

How we produce and consume food is one of the biggest drivers of our planet’s worsening health. So you can help by WISELY choosing the food that you put on your plate. In fact, this may be the MOST powerful action that EACH of us can take to make the world a better place — and we can start today.

For the past 12,000 years, approximately 46% of the world’s trees have been cleared. We need to make a change. The more we cut down forests, the more we will hurt ourselves and the environment around us. The biodiversity of our forests is key to holding our planet together.

Our world is not limitless, we cannot do whatever we want to our world, because we don’t own it. Forests are needed on the planet, and are crucial to our world. Like Prince Charles once said, “Forests are the world’s air-conditioning system — the lungs of the planet — and we are on the verge to switching it off.”

“One thing leads to the other. Deforestation leads to climate change, which leads ecosystem losses, which negatively impacts our livelihoods - it's a vicious cycle.”   - Gisele Bundchen

We WILL save our planet and I know YOU can help, as Martin O’Malley once quoted, “Reversing deforestation is complicated; Planting a tree is simple.” So plant a tree to save the planet we call home.

137 species of animals ARE becoming EXTINCT each day, which adds up to 50,000 species disappearing every year, because of deforestation. If we don’t act now, 10% of the worlds species will die out within the next 25 years. Do YOU want that to happen?

Everybody CAN help, even if you think you are just an ordinary person, if you sign this petition, you WILL help slow, stop and reverse deforestation. 

Deforestation is a huge cause, and the world would really benefit you signing this petition.

Together, OUR collective action CAN and WILL make a BIG difference for people and  OUR planet.

                                                                                                                      - Hannah