The Carbon Cycle
All
living organisms have in some form carbon in their system so to speak. Every
time we respire we are taking in oxygen and transforming it in to Carbon
Dioxide. When organisms die this carbon undertakes a chemical reaction which
transforms it in into Carbon Dioxide. This carbon dioxide is converted back to
oxygen by plants and trees. Another part of the carbon cycle is when organisms
die and the carbon is trapped and after millions of years of pressure and heat
is transformed into fossil fuels. These fossil fuels are burned by humans which
released carbon dioxide into the air which is then transformed to oxygen by
trees. The trees and plants convert carbon dioxide to oxygen through
photosynthesis. A good example of this is shown below (the image was sourced
from the BBC bitesize website):
Sustainable Wood Sourcing
Sustainable
wood sourcing can help keep this carbon cycle intact. In the Amazon Rainforest
alone an area the size of New Jersey is cut down every single day! This is a
perfect example of humans abusing their position in the world and action must
be taken now even if it is just in a little small way. One company doing their
part is Open Doors Centre Warrington. They are a door company based in
Warrington who only supply and fit doors from sustainable wood sources. Now I
know you think that this not going to stop the Amazon Rainforest being cut down
on its own but let’s imagine every single door company did this? Then a whole
industry that was originally buying wood from unethical logging camps will
suddenly stop. To retain this industry the logging camps will have to start
making their wood sustainable by planting trees or being more responsible. So
it is not a case of stopping the use of doors or getting people out of the job,
it is more like a strike than a protest, we just want them to be more eco-friendly
with the way in which they supply wood for doors so that hopefully in the
future we won’t have to worry because there is almost no Amazon Rainforest
left.
For more info on sustainable wood sourcing visit WL Piling
