Deforestation : a real threatening danger Deforestation is the conversion of forested areas to non-forest land for use such as arable land‚ pasture‚ urban use‚ logged area‚ or wasteland. Generally‚ the removal or destruction of significant areas of forest cover has resulted in a degraded environment with reduced biodiversity. Deforestation results from removal of trees without sufficient reforestation‚ and results in declines in habitat and biodiversity‚ wood for fuel and industrial use‚ and
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Deforestation‚ a Growing problem in the Philippines Background According to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) the country has now only about seven million hectares of forest land left. The illegal logging has contributed to the rapid deforestation not to mention the continuous release of permits to big logging companies. It is no wonder the country suffers from consistent floods and landslides all year round. According to the recent reports of National Disaster Risk Reduction
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(Wright & Boorse‚ 2014). This process causes the soil to erode and become ‘barren” and exposed to the elements (Wright & Boorse‚ 2014‚ p. 276). There are three major contributing factors to soil erosion: overgrazing‚ over cultivation‚ and deforestation. The purpose of this paper is to describe each of these contributors and discuss ways to correct them. The first process is overgrazing. This occurs when there are more animals that graze the same portion of land‚ even though the land cannot
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1ka•ing•in noun \käˈēŋə̇n\ -s Definition of KAINGIN Philippines : swidden Variants of KAINGIN ka•ing•in also ca•ing•in or ca•iñg•in \käˈēŋə̇n\ Origin of KAINGIN Tag kaingin This word doesn’t usually appear in our free dictionary‚ but the definition from our premium Unabridged Dictionary is offered here on a limited basis. Note that some information is displayed differently in the Unabridged. To access the complete Unabridged Dictionary‚ with an additional 300‚000 words that aren’t in
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What are the local and global effects of deforestation? Trees are one of the most important aspects of the plant we live in. Trees are vitally important to the environment‚ animals and mostly us humans. So deforesting them will cause local and global effects on the environment and therefore harming us as well. They are also important for the climate as they act as filters of carbon dioxide. Forests are known as habitats and shelters of millions of species. However‚ the trees on our planet are
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21st Century Problems: Deforestation Senator Bill Brady stated‚ “Every time I have some moment on seashore‚ or in the mountains‚ or sometimes in a quiet forest‚ I think this is why the environment has to be preserved‚” but unfortunately in our vast society‚ the environment is having a hard time finding a place in our competitive resource era. Acres of forest are being mowed down by companies to feed their ever growing corporate empires and without being conscious about the problem that leads
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BACKGROUND INFOMRATION Deforestation occurs for many reasons‚ most deal with expansion of the modern world. Cattle ranching is one of the main causes “of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest” because the beef produced is used to feed urban areas‚ leather and other products are for exporting to other markets (Butler). It accounts for around 70% of deforestation in the Amazon region (Butler). Forests are being cleared for the expansion of agriculture‚ both subsistence and commercial. For or instance
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The effects of Deforestation on Our Environment Deforestation can cause many societal and environmental problems which can make our lives on earth even more challenging. Some of these challenges include: loss of biodiversity‚ the destruction of forest- based societies and climatic disruption. According to the 1992 United Nations Earth Summit in Rio Janeiro‚ biodiversity may be defined as‚ “the variability among living organisms from all sources including‚ inter alia‚ terrestrial‚ marine and other
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DEFORESTATION I.Identify the problem. Forest in our country are very rich in biodiversity. Many of our plants and animals cloud be found in the rainforests. It is due to the constant high temperature and humidity in the tropics. Unfortunately‚ many forests are threatened due to deforestation. The primary reason are commercial logging and cutting of trees to provide for their agriculture needs. There are so many effects of deforestation in our country. Not only to
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Deforestation The “Slashing and burning” of rainforests has to stop. The deforestation of our rainforests is effecting our environment and us more than you may think. We get the oxygen we need from trees‚ forests protect us from Carbon Dioxide‚ and forests protect most of Earth’s plants and animals. We need trees to breathe and rainforests to protect us from harsh things that we emit from our bodies. Many rainforests help and protect us. “More than 20% of the world’s oxygen comes from the Amazon”
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