Trees are very valuable gifts that we have received from Mother Nature. They provide timber, food and medicine which are necessary for our day-to-day lives. Some types of timber are very valuable and costly. Cane is a valuable product which we get from trees. Trees provide medicine which is important for the Sinhala Ayurveda treatment.
Trees prevent drought by causing rainfall. We get rain because trees play a major role in the water cycle. Trees also absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen into the atmosphere. This world has become a beautiful, cool place because of trees. Trees are home to numerous birds, animals and insects. Trees protect the Earth from becoming a desert.
But some people cut down trees. If we cut one tree, we should plant another ten trees in its place. We must protect our valuable trees and protect our world for the younger generation.
Hirushi Rashmika Amarasinghe,
Grade 8,
Devi Balika Vidyalaya,
Colombo 8.