Innovative STEMagazine's Tree Counter

In 2023, the loss of tropical primary forest produced 2.4 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide emissions, which is almost half of the United States' annual fossil fuel emissions (Friedlingstein et al., 2022).

How does it work?

Our donations and money raised through written articles and other affiliated initiatives determine how much money we'll be able to donate after the magazine's official release. Each dollar equals one tree, so if we managed to raise $1,000, we would have planted 1,000 trees.

Why?

Forest fires and deforestation take down thousands of acres of forest land annually, and, in the process, damage ecosystems, degrade air quality, and contribute to the worldwide issue we know as climate change (World Wildlife Fund). By doing what we can to mitigate these things and repopulate trees via the national forest foundation, we can combat these issues and ensure a more positive outcome for the future.

Thank you to everyone who made this possible. We look forward to supporting the next generation of STEM aspirants.

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References:

• Friedlingstein, P., O’Sullivan, M., Jones, M., Andrew, R. M., Gregor, L., Hauck, J., Quéré, C. L., Luijkx, I., Olsen, A., Peters, G., Peters, W., Pongratz, J., Schwingshackl, C., Sitch, S., Canadell, J., Ciais, P., Jackson, R., Alin, S., Alkama, R., . . . Wright, R. (2022). Global Carbon Budget 2022. Earth System Science Data, 14(11), 4811–4900. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-4811-2022

• World Wildlife Fund. “Deforestation and Forest Degradation.” World Wildlife Fund, World Wildlife Fund, 4 Dec. 2018, www.worldwildlife.org/threats/deforestation-and-forest-degradation.