Date: Thursday, September 26th 2013
English Composition
Essay #2
Word Count: 504 words.
El Salvador is on the most deforested countries in the region. Explain how and why this problem should be solved.
Deforestation is the permanent devastation of forests. Deforestation happens in many ways: when trees are cut down to grow crops, logging so wood can be used for building things like houses, for roads and neighborhoods, and forest fires. Deforestation is affecting our country. At least eighty percent of our forests have been destroyed.
Although there may be a need to cut down trees at some point, humans need to protect the forests and woodlands. Trees provide good things for humans and for the environment.
The main cause of the present day crisis is increasing population. The increasing population of the world has threatened the existence of trees. Majority of people living in rural areas depend on forest for their firewood for cooking. Deforestation causes frequent floods. Deforestation has caused problems both good and bad, some examples of the positive effects are that it provides us with many natural resources. Without these natural resources some people would not survive. Not all deforestation is intentional a small portion of it is caused by natural disasters like wild fires.
To protect our forests, the animals that live in them, the soil, the air that we all breathe, and for all humanity’s health, we must use paper products responsibly; and we must make sure to recycle paper. We have to fight for a new law that establish that every person that cuts one single tree without any need should be punish with a huge fine. Also we can send e-mails to our friends, telling them about the practice of deforestation and its harmful effects. Ask them to forward it to others, to make everyone aware of the problem. Another amazing solution is to make banners saying ‘Plant More Trees’, ‘Stop Cutting Trees’, etc. and placed them