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What do we normally think as "nature"?
 * I think of nature as woods, forests, mountainous regions, and all the other places that we see on t.v. for global warming. What I don't remember when I think of nature are deserts, glaciers, oceans, and beaches. Yet all these places are nature

How many **trees** get cut down each day/week/year? In the USA and in the world? How many **trees** are planted in the USA/World every year?
 * USA: each year - about 200 million, each day - about 6 hundred thousand, each week - about 4 million.
 * World: each year - about 3 to 6 billion, each day - about 8 to 17 million, each week - about 58 to 115 million.
 * US: each year - about 1.5 billion, each day - about 4 million, each week - about 28 million.
 * World: each year - about 1.7 billion, each day - about 5 million, each week - about 33 million.

More information at:
 * http://www.umich.edu/~gs265/society/deforestation.htm
 * http://ecology.com/features/paperchase/
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Why are cedar trees so valuable? In Ancient times, cedar was used to clean the evil spirits and it was also used in some medicine due to its ability to calm the body and mind. Today, cedar can help or prevent many skin problems like acne and dandruff. Cedars are frequently used in furniture and flooring (or to make an entry gate into Uruk), many people like the smell. The wood is firm and lightweight, it resists decay, and the different types of cedar provide different colored wood. These are some reasons why cedar wood is so expensive and why Gilgamesh and Enkidu chose to travel to the Cedar Forest for their big adventure. Resources: [] [] []