1. वन विभाग, महाराष्ट्र शासन

4. ब्रम्ह तद वनमं, ब्रम्ह सा वृक्ष : असा ।। Forest is God, Tree is God.

5. Since ancient time trees have prime of place in Indian culture. Vedas & Puranas praise trees & give them utmost importance. Matsya purana compares planting /rearing one tree with 10 sons. Rig veda says plants incarnate the god & trees are Vanaspati, i.e., lord of the forests, everlasting and self-regenerating. Ramayana, Mahabharata& too accord importance to Trees Many rituals related to trees continue till today

6. Importance of the Trees

7. Trees improve water quality by slowing and filtering rain water, as well as protecting aquifers and watersheds. Trees clean the air by absorbing odor & pollutants

8. Trees improve water quality by slowing and filtering rain water, as well as protecting aquifers and watersheds. By cooling the air and ground, the trees helps cool the Earths temperature.

9. An acre of Trees can provide oxygen for 18 people Trees shield from ultra-violet rays Trees bring diverse groups of people together

10. Trees improve water quality by slowing and filtering rain water, as well as protecting aquifers and watersheds. The evaporation from single tree can produce the cooling effect of 10 room size air conditioners operating 20 hours a day Trees cool the streets and the city by upto 10 ° F

11. Trees improve water quality by slowing and filtering rain water, as well as protecting aquifers and watersheds. Trees renew air supply by absorbing carbondioxide & producing oxygen. One tree absorbs roughly 22 kg CO2 and produce 2700 kg oxygen in a year. In one year, an acre of mature trees absorbs the amount of CO2 produced when you drive your car 26,000 miles.

12. Trees helps to stop land Erosion Trees also help to prevent from a flood.

13. It takes approximately 2 tonnes of timber to make 1 tonne of paper. One tonne of recycled paper saves approximately 15 trees and their habitat.

14. Less than 10 percent of the planet’s land area remains as intact forest landscapes

15. Don’t look on trees as commodity, but as an endangered species.