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.
Premium Carbon dioxide Rainforest Forest
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
Premium Habitat fragmentation Natural resource Habitat destruction
Besides‚ deforestation increases the severity of global warming. All living plants store carbon (Venkataramanan‚ M & Smitha 2011). Unfortunately‚ we are currently destroying plants which are one of the best known mechanisms for storing carbon (Venkataramanan‚ M & Smitha 2011) besides oceanic processes such as solubility pump and biological pump through the burning of forests (Michael‚ E & Selin‚ H no date). The human conversion of forests into farmland and cities (Venkataramanan‚ M & Smitha 2011)
Free Carbon dioxide Global warming Fossil fuel
organisations in improving the environment. In this task i will be assessing the effectiveness of the greenpeace organisation in improving the environment. Over the years Greenpeace has targeted some of the worlds largest drivers of deforestation such as the palm oil industry in Indonesia and Malaysia‚ also the soy and casttle industries in the Brazilian Amazon. These are a prime example of successful Greenpeace campaigns. For example; In 2006 the Greenpeace launched campaigns targetting the amazon soy industry
Premium Brazil Deforestation Rainforest
Nevertheless‚ many tropical areas around the world‚ similar to these treasured rainforests‚ are being cut and degraded for timber‚ palm oil‚ pulp‚ rubber‚ minerals‚ and other materials. The action of deforestation is prompt to endanger the existence of valuable species. Not only that‚ deforestation is also being matched with illegal wildlife trade as forests provide easy access to more land and remote areas (WWF‚ n.d). This resulted in several severe consequences mainly habitat
Premium Rainforest Forest Tropical rainforest
The destruction of the world’s forests is inevitable as our need for paper and timber grows. I believe this‚ because there are many ways that we‚ as a global population‚ are aiding in the annihilation of our rapidly receding forests. Therefore‚ as our need for land grows‚ our forests shrink. We need to be conscious of what we are losing when we eradicate our forests. Trees provide us with food‚ medicine‚ shelter‚ and warmth. Almost everything we eat that doesn’t come from an animal comes from plants
Premium Recycling Wood Rain
and Effect Of Deforestation People have been deforesting the Earth for thousands of years‚ primarily to clear land for crops or livestock. Direct causes of deforestation are agricultural expansion‚ wood extraction; logging or wood harvest for domestic fuel or charcoal‚ and infrastructure expansion such as road building and urbanization. Rarely is there a single direct cause for deforestation. Usually there are multiple causes working together simultaneously to cause deforestation. The single biggest
Premium Rainforest Deforestation Amazon Rainforest
issue they face is in Indonesia‚ where palm oil farming has caused severe deforestation. In order to combat this problem‚ General Mills joined the Round Table for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and fully supports the RSPO
Premium Biodiversity Human rights Sustainability
the revenue the bigger also the tax that they industry has to pay. Conclusion: The government should to intervention on the industry that doing the cutting trees and deforestation which can lead Indonesia to a bigger problem‚ the government should make a regulation about forestation for the industry that involve in the deforestation‚ they should plant trees as much as what they took. The regulation also has to be more specific and the regulation about monitoring the action has to be increase so the
Premium Capitalism Capitalism Deforestation
1 Deforestation: Causes‚ Effects and Control Strategies Sumit Chakravarty1‚ S. K. Ghosh2‚ C. P. Suresh2‚ A. N. Dey1 and Gopal Shukla3 1Department of Forestry & Post Harvest Technology‚ Faculty of Horticulture Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya‚ Pundibari 3ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region‚ Research Center‚ Plandu Ranchi India 2Pomology 1. Introduction The year 2011 is ‘The International Year of Forests’. This designation has generated momentum bringing greater attention to the forests
Premium Forest Tropical rainforest Deforestation