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Did you know you could plant trees for polar bears?  Polar bears are in trouble because the increasing amount of greenhouses gases in the atmosphere is causing the Earth&#39;s temperature to rise at an alarming rate. Melting sea ice from these warming conditions is a direct threat to polar bears that depend upon the ice to hunt, breed, and den. Reducing the build-up of carbon in the atmosphere is necessary to reverse climate change. Less carbon in the atmosphere means better conditions to retain arctic sea ice and improve polar bear habitat and survival.
Trees act as &#34;carbon sinks&#34; that absorb CO2 from the air. They store this carbon in roots, trunks, stems, and leaves while they grow and in wood products after they&#39;re harvested. 
Conservation actions that reduce the production of greenhouse gasses are the most impactful efforts to save polar bears. Planting trees is one of the few tools that we have to sequester carbon. Saving tropical rainforests is even more impactful for sequestering CO2. As an individual and a group, you can make a difference.