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Deforestation and It's Effects

Deforestation, clearance, or clearing is the removal of a forest or stand of trees where the land is thereafter converted to a non-forest use. Examples of deforestation include conversion of forestland to farms, ranches, or urban use.

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Deforestation and It's Effects

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  1. Deforestation And It’s Effects

  2. Deforestation, clearance, or clearing is the removal of a forest or stand of trees where the land is thereafter converted to a non-forest use. Examples of deforestation include conversion of forestland to farms, ranches, or urban use. The loss of trees and other vegetation can cause climate change, desertification, soil erosion, fewer crops, flooding, increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and a host of problems for indigenous people. What Do you Mean By Deforestation?

  3. Deforestation Facts Facts 1: Forests cover 30% of the earth’s land. Facts 2: It is estimated that within 100 years there will be no rainforests. Facts 3: Agriculture is the leading cause of deforestation Facts 4: One and a half acres of forest is cut down every second. Facts 5: Loss of forests contributes between 12 percent and 17 percent of annual global greenhouse gas emissions. Facts 6: If the current rate of deforestation continues, it will take less than 100 years to destroy all the rainforests on the earth. Facts 7: The rate of deforestation equals to loss of 20 football fields every minute. Facts 8: There are more than 121 natural remedies in the rain forest which can be used as medicines. Facts 9: According to Rainforest Action Network, the United States has less than 5% of the world’s population yet consumes more than 30% of the world’s paper. Facts 10: The over exploitation of forests is making it extremely difficult to replant a new ecology.

  4. Causes Of Deforestation? • Conversion of forests for other land uses. • Forest fires. • Illegal and unsustainable logging. • Fuelwood harvesting. • Mining. • Climate change.

  5. Effects Of Deforestation? • Loss of species. • Depletion in Water Resources • Soil erosion. • Life quality. • Increased Greenhouse Gases. • Water in the Atmosphere. • Damage to ozone layer.

  6. How to Stop Deforestation? • Start Planting Trees. • Stop Printing and go Paperless. • Buy Recycled Products. •  Recycle as much as Possible. • Stop Hurting Environment. • Protect Rainforests and Wildlife. 

  7. Don’t cut trees down; it will make your future down.

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