Besides their natural beauty and ecological diversity, forests are essential to keeping the climate stable; absorbing carbon dioxide and producing oxygen, regulating the nation's water supply, and housing more than half of all species found on land. In 2020, US forests offset 14% of carbon dioxide emissions and 11% of greenhouse gases according to the Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The US is home to 8% of the world’s forestland. While global forestland decreased over the last three decades, US forestland steadily increased.
