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Deforestation:

Global Impact, Causes & Recommendations. Deforestation:. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. The forests are the “lungs” of our land, purifying our air and giving strength to our people.” ~Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Why are forests so important?. Provide livelihood and sustenance

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Deforestation:

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  1. Global Impact, Causes & Recommendations Deforestation:

  2. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ • The forests are the “lungs” of our land, purifying our air and giving strength to our people.” ~Franklin Delano Roosevelt

  3. Why are forests so important? • Provide livelihood and sustenance • Protect us from natural disasters • Purify the air we breathe • Help moderate climate

  4. Causes of Deforestation • Commercial Exploitation • Cattle Ranching • Development • Agriculture • Poverty & Inequality • Beliefs

  5. Effects of Deforestation • Topsoil • Biodiversity • Potential Discoveries • Desertification • Eco-tourism • Global Warming

  6. Greenhouse Gases

  7. In the stratosphere it protects the Earth from harmful UV radiation In the troposphere it can damage crops and exasperate lung problems like asthma The “Good” ozone vs. “Bad” ozone:

  8. Recommendations • Reduce demand for timber products • Manage rather than mine forests • Revamp forest concession policies • Set aside revenue as “environmental fee” for forest conservation • Emphasize low impact harvesting • Educate public

  9. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “We did not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we have borrowed it from our children.” ~A Bumper Sticker

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