They are most commonly known for providing clean oxygen to human breathing. The second most important role of trees, which has been overlooked by a larger part of our society, is the fact that plants are also responsible for recycling some of the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. According to the Environmental Defense Fund, "A major green group, 32 million acres of tropical rainforest were cut down each year between 2000 and 2009, and the pace of deforestation is only increasing" (Roddy Scheer/Doug Moss) . That's a surprising number of trees cut down each year. The reason for deforestation is mainly consumerism. When people like something, they start asking for more, hence the concept of supply and demand. Another research study from Duke University states that “Development constraints lead to deforestation when an emerging consumer society increases demand for resources” (Molly Grace, Biology 217). In other words, as demand for products made from trees increases, millions of trees are being cut down for those