Deforestation is clearing Earth’s forests on a massive scale‚ often resulting in damage to the quality of the land. Deforestation is a problem that is caused largely by greed and want for property‚ money and possibly status. In many parts of the world the forest is taken for granted as a replenishable resource‚ which it is. The problem is that the trees cannot be regrown and replanted at the rate at which they are being cut down. For this reason the forests are declining at an incredible rate and
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Forests are the lungs of the earth and they should not be destroyed. Deforestation causes not only the loss of our precious and stunning forests‚ but also habitat destruction‚ extinction of species‚ and the loss of necessary resources. It’s imperative to prevent the total destruction of our land so that we might be able to salvage what’s left of our environment. If we don’t stop this problem soon there will be no future for our children. Habitat destruction is the awful process in which natural
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Deforestation Deforestation‚ involves the cutting down‚ burning‚ and damaging of forests. The clearing of tropical forests across the Earth has been occurring on a large scale for many years. If the current rate continues‚ the world ’s rain forests will vanish soon‚ causing unknown effects on global climate and eliminating the majority of plant and animal species on the planet. It would also change the water and oxygen levels dramatically‚ which would increase the global warming. Deforestation is
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Deforestation is the loss or destruction of naturally occurring forests. It is primarily due to human activities such as cutting trees for fuel‚ slash-and-burn agriculture‚ clearing land for livestock grazing‚ oil extraction‚ and many others. Deforestation is considered to be one of the contributing factors to global climate change. It can occur around the world‚ even though it’s more common in tropical rainforests. Countries with significant deforestation currently or in the recent years include
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Title: Facts About Deforestation in Malaysia Deforestation has been causing various environmental problems in Southeast Asia. There are many causes of deforestation and the main cause is population growth. As the population of Southeast Asian countries increases rapidly‚ there is a huge increase in demand for houses. Many forest areas were cleared in order to give way for housing estates in order to meet this huge demand. For example‚ Bukit Antarabangsa in Malaysia used to be beautiful rainforest
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DEFORESTATION INTRODUCTION The clearing of tropical forests across the Earth has been occurring on a large scale for many years. This process‚ known as deforestation‚ involves the cutting down‚ burning‚ and damaging of forests. If the current rate of deforestation continues‚ the world’s rain forests will vanish soon‚ causing unknown effects on global climate and eliminating the majority of plant and animal species on the planet. It would also change the water and oxygen levels dramatically
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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
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In the same way land grabbers are capturing the forests and making big buildings. Deforestation not only involves the tree destruction but also manages the wild animals. They as much block the natural circle and this ultimately results into race destruction. This action has long-lasting effect on the survival of human race. Deforestation involves the cutting down‚ burning‚ and damaging of forests. Deforestation can be defined as the change of forest with depletion of tree crown cover more than
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Deforestation is the permanent destruction of indigenous forests and woodlands. The term does not include the removal of industrial forests such as plantations of gums or pines. Deforestation has resulted in the reduction of indigenous forests to four-fifths of their pre-agricultural area. Indigenous forests now cover 21% of the earth’s land surface. In a forest the crowns of individual trees touch to form a single canopy. In a woodland‚ trees grow far apart‚ so that the canopy is open.
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BIOL101 Article Review 5/1/2010 Deforestation It is impossible to overstate the importance of humankind ’s clearing of the forests. The transformation of forested lands by human actions represents one of the great forces in global environmental change and one of the great drivers of biodiversity loss. The impact of people has been and continues to be profound. Forests are cleared‚ degraded and fragmented by timber harvest‚ conversion to agriculture‚ road-building‚ human-caused fire‚ and in
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