Deforestation In The United States

According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO 2015), an estimated 18 million acres 7.3 million surface of forest are lost each year the United States cannot continue to grow and develop without causing environmental damage because those in power has to learn to associate positive economic growth with a healthy environment,
An estimated 13 million surface of forests were lost each year between 2000 and 2010 due to deforestation. In tropical rainforests particularly, deforestation continues to be an urgent environmental issue that jeopardizes people’s livelihoods, threatens species, and intensifies global warming. Forests make a vital contribution to humanity, but their full potential will only be realized if we halt
deforestation and forest degradation. The united states have turned their backs on the environment and the beauty this country once had United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO 2015).

Deforestation in the United States is affected by many factors it threatens the many wild lives that call the forests and rain forests home.
World wildlife fund (WWF2016) reported that about 80 percent of the world’s land animals and plants live in forests. Removing forests abolishes these species’ homes, forcing them to relocate or risk dying. Other factors that affect deforestation are, Agricultural Activities: agricultural activities are one of the major factors affecting deforestation. Due to overgrowing demand for food products, huge amount of tress is falling down to grow crops, land space for housing and for cattle grazing (WWF2016).
Deforestation affect the climate change in more than one way. Trees release water vapor in the air, which is compromised on with the lack of trees. Trees also provide the required shade that keeps the soil moist. This leads to the imbalance in the atmospheric temperature further making conditions for the ecology difficult Flora and Fuma across the world are accustomed to their habitat. This disorganized clearance of forests has forced several of these animals to shift from their native environment. Due to this several species are finding it difficult to survive or adapt to new habitats.
(Salata2015).
Soil Erosion due to the shade of trees the soil remains moist. With the clearance of tree cover, the soil is directly exposed to the sun, making it dry. Trees and plants play a vital role in absorbing excess ground water by sucking the extra moisture up through their roots and disperse it back into the atmosphere. So, without plants, trees and other plant life, there will be nothing to help regulate the excess water from rain, and the soil will become over saturated (Kull, 2012).
The disadvantages of deforestation may greatly outweigh the advantages; however, the advantage of deforestation according to Sherlin & Moses (2015) who estimate by the year 2025 the growth population will triple. With this being said when there are forests on lands that could be utilized for habitation, then removing them can create more livable space for things like economy-stimulating businesses and improved road systems can be built. Commercial establishments and homes will also be built using the products that have been removed from the biome. The population of earth rises every single day land is needed to accommodate the ever growing population. Rainforest deforestation provides that land and allows houses and other types of buildings to be built in place of the trees that once occupied the land Rainforest Conservation Fund (RCF. 2016). According to a report compiled by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC pg. 1 section climate action),” approximately 80 percent of the deforestation in the world today is attributed to agriculture 48 percent to subsistence agriculture and 32 percent to commercial agriculture (UNFCCC pg. 1 section climate action),” The trees are being cut down to be used for producing lumber and other types of wood product. From the saps to the plants, they can be used to make good paper and many other necessities. For the land itself, it can be used for agricultural purposes. (Deforestation. 2015).

“Forests contain natural resources, including bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, and even diamonds to get to these precious minerals, the land must be cleared so it can be mined. This creates jobs and then revenue when these minerals are sold. (WWF Deforestation 2015 pg. 1 section Deforestation)”.
Deforestation, while it may be necessary, will have a tremendously negative effect on the environment. Although there are many benefits that can be enjoyed through it, its risks cannot be ignored. Many deforestation efforts focus only on short-term gains and think nothing of the long-term risks and consequences.
Trees and plants play a vital role in absorbing excess ground water by sucking the extra moisture up through their roots and disperse it back into the atmosphere. So, without plants, trees and other plant life, there will be nothing to help regulate the excess water from rain, and the soil will become over saturated. This is one of the main causes of flooding not only in the deforested area, as well as its surroundings (Salata2015). Deforestation can cause a domino effect on the whole planet, including global climate change, indigenous people annihilation and biodiversity extinction WW F Deforestation (2016).
When forests are cut down, it is not only the trees that are being lost, but also countless amounts of wildlife, such as mammals, birds, insects, amphibians and many other animals that make them their home.
WW F Deforestation (2016). Trees play an important part, there limbs and leaves are natural cover over the earth which helps regulate temperatures during the day. There cover protects the earth and wildlife from the sun’s rays and rising temperatures at night, the cover holds in the heat to protect the wildlife from freezing temperatures. Without the proper cover, plants and animals are exposed to harmful and extreme temperatures. These extreme temperatures can cause ideal conditions for forest fires, which can lead to forest degradation (Deforestation.
2015).

Deforestation continues to be an urgent environmental issue that jeopardizes people’s livelihoods, clearing forests may enrich those who are doing it, but over the long run it does not help the planet as a whole. Governments therefore, should find and be productive in deciding how to strike the delicate balance between economic development and environmental protection