The importance of trees by Sabrina Masnata https://padlet.com/sabrinamasnata1/oau12sh2c3mu3uo6 en-us 2021-12-09 15:14:51 UTC 2023-05-26 00:46:49 UTC hello@padlet.com Why are trees important? sabrinamasnata1 https://padlet.com/sabrinamasnata1/oau12sh2c3mu3uo6/wish/2550143966 Trees are vital. As the biggest plants on the planet, they give us oxygen, store carbon, stabilise the soil and give life to the world’s wildlife. They also provide us with the materials for tools and shelter.]]> 2023-04-11 13:15:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrinamasnata1/oau12sh2c3mu3uo6/wish/2550143966 How many kilos of pollutants can a single tree remove a year? sabrinamasnata1 https://padlet.com/sabrinamasnata1/oau12sh2c3mu3uo6/wish/2550145990 Each individual tree removes up to 1.7 kilos every year.]]> 2023-04-11 13:17:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrinamasnata1/oau12sh2c3mu3uo6/wish/2550145990 Which are the benefits of being surrounded by trees? sabrinamasnata1 https://padlet.com/sabrinamasnata1/oau12sh2c3mu3uo6/wish/2550147943 Research shows that within minutes of being surrounded by trees and green space, your blood pressure drops, your heart rate slows and your stress levels come down]]> 2023-04-11 13:18:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrinamasnata1/oau12sh2c3mu3uo6/wish/2550147943 How can trees reduce global warming? sabrinamasnata1 https://padlet.com/sabrinamasnata1/oau12sh2c3mu3uo6/wish/2550151131 Trees can reduce the temperature in a city by up to 7°C:  they cool the air as they lose moisture and reflect heat upwards from their leaves.]]> 2023-04-11 13:20:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrinamasnata1/oau12sh2c3mu3uo6/wish/2550151131 How can they reduce soil erosion? sabrinamasnata1 https://padlet.com/sabrinamasnata1/oau12sh2c3mu3uo6/wish/2550153888 By absorbing thousands of litres of stormwater ]]> 2023-04-11 13:22:25 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrinamasnata1/oau12sh2c3mu3uo6/wish/2550153888 Is a tree an ecosystem? sabrinamasnata1 https://padlet.com/sabrinamasnata1/oau12sh2c3mu3uo6/wish/2550157511 Trees host complex microhabitats. When young, they offer habitation and food to amazing birds, insects, lichen and fungi communities. When ancient, their trunks also provide the hollow cover needed by species such as bats, woodboring beetles, tawny owls and woodpeckers.]]> 2023-04-11 13:24:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrinamasnata1/oau12sh2c3mu3uo6/wish/2550157511 Why are they important for local communities? sabrinamasnata1 https://padlet.com/sabrinamasnata1/oau12sh2c3mu3uo6/wish/2550159723 Trees strengthen the distinctive character of a place and encourage local pride. Urban woodland can be used as an educational resource and to bring groups together for activities like walking and bird-watching. Trees are also invaluable for children to play in and discover their sense of adventure.]]> 2023-04-11 13:26:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrinamasnata1/oau12sh2c3mu3uo6/wish/2550159723 How can they improve the local economy? sabrinamasnata1 https://padlet.com/sabrinamasnata1/oau12sh2c3mu3uo6/wish/2550162843 People are attracted to live, work and invest in green surroundings. Companies benefit from a healthier, happier workforce if there are parks and trees nearby.]]> 2023-04-11 13:28:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrinamasnata1/oau12sh2c3mu3uo6/wish/2550162843 What is Shinrin Yoku or 'forest bathing'? Who invented it? sabrinamasnata1 https://padlet.com/sabrinamasnata1/oau12sh2c3mu3uo6/wish/2550165750 2023-04-11 13:29:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrinamasnata1/oau12sh2c3mu3uo6/wish/2550165750 Are there any places here in Italy where you can practice forest bathing? sabrinamasnata1 https://padlet.com/sabrinamasnata1/oau12sh2c3mu3uo6/wish/2550172179 2023-04-11 13:33:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrinamasnata1/oau12sh2c3mu3uo6/wish/2550172179 Why are trees so important to the Japanese? sabrinamasnata1 https://padlet.com/sabrinamasnata1/oau12sh2c3mu3uo6/wish/2550173810 2023-04-11 13:34:49 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrinamasnata1/oau12sh2c3mu3uo6/wish/2550173810 What is the Queen’s green canopy project? sabrinamasnata1 https://padlet.com/sabrinamasnata1/oau12sh2c3mu3uo6/wish/2550175330 The Queen's Green Canopy was initiative that began in May 2021 in the United Kingdom in honour of the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022. To increase and protect the native tree cover, people were urged to create this "Special gift" for the Queen, in honour for her 70 years on the throne.]]> 2023-04-11 13:35:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrinamasnata1/oau12sh2c3mu3uo6/wish/2550175330 What is The Coronation Meadow project? sabrinamasnata1 https://padlet.com/sabrinamasnata1/oau12sh2c3mu3uo6/wish/2550176432 Coronation Meadow was created in 2015 as a response to the Prince of Wales call for new wildflower meadows to celebrate the 60th  anniversary of the Coronation. Coronation Meadow is part of a longterm research project whit the University of Sussex to measure and evaluate grassland restoration.]]> 2023-04-11 13:36:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrinamasnata1/oau12sh2c3mu3uo6/wish/2550176432 What is ‘Hiroshima’s Ginko Biloba’? sabrinamasnata1 https://padlet.com/sabrinamasnata1/oau12sh2c3mu3uo6/wish/2550177964 -At the end of World War Two the 6th of August 1945,the Americana release a bomb on Hiroshima.
It killed instantly 100000 people and It also destroyed the while city.
In the September 1945 the ground was examinated and the results showed that not all the Life forma got destroyed by the explosion.
Six trees of the Ginkgo Biloba's species were found "healty",
Those trees were 2km distante from the explosion,the trees were still able to grow, and they also created new sprouts.
Todaty those trees are still alive without any particolar damage.
That's why the Ginkgo Biloba became a simbol of Hope for Japan
]]> 2023-04-11 13:37:29 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrinamasnata1/oau12sh2c3mu3uo6/wish/2550177964 What is 'Albero di Falcone'? sabrinamasnata1 https://padlet.com/sabrinamasnata1/oau12sh2c3mu3uo6/wish/2550178642 The "Albero di Falcone" Is located in Palermo in front of Giovanni Falcone's old house in Via Notarbartolo.
It's a tradition to leave a flower ,a message or a drawing in Memory of Giovanni.


]]> 2023-04-11 13:37:58 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrinamasnata1/oau12sh2c3mu3uo6/wish/2550178642 What is Shinrin Yoku or Forest bathing? Who invented it? martafossa6 https://padlet.com/sabrinamasnata1/oau12sh2c3mu3uo6/wish/2553192595 This Japanese practice is a process of relaxation. The simple method of being calm and quite amongst the trees, observing nature around you whilst breathing deeply can help both adults and children de-stress and boost health and wellbeing in a natural way. It was invented by Akiyama Tomohide.]]> 2023-04-13 13:27:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sabrinamasnata1/oau12sh2c3mu3uo6/wish/2553192595