LatAm Holds the Biggest Area for Trees Globally

Latin America is Earth's largest lung. With 978M green hectares, the region contains around 30% of the world's trees (1T). Over half of that area is located in Brazil as part of the Amazon rainforest. However, the Amazon has lost 17% of its biome cover in the last 50 years.

According to data by Plant-for-the-Planet, an NGO leading a global movement to restore forest ecosystems, there are 3T trees in the world today, and there's room for an additional trillion. Why do we want more trees? In short, trees absorb CO2 from the atmosphere, enriching the soil with carbon as they grow.

Trees are one of the most effective tools we can use to help cut down on carbon emissions. And, there's more. Reforestation helps improve local water quality, reduces erosion, and helps avoid the loss of plants and animals—especially for a region home to over 10% of the world's species and 350 ethnic groups.