Likewise today, trees are highly valued, and much international attention is focused on the preservation of forests. The book State of the World 1998 says: “While many people in northern countries look at tropical forests with concern, they may be unaware that the temperate forests in their own backyards are the most fragmented and disturbed of all forest types. ”
तसेच आजही, झाडांना बरेच मौल्यवान समजले जाते व आंतरराष्ट्रीय पातळीवर जंगलांच्या संरक्षणावर लक्ष केंद्रित केले जाते.