DEFORESTATION Presented by: Grace Lim Class: 3D

Presented by: Grace Lim

Class: 3D

What is Deforestation? Deforestation is the cutting or burning down of all the trees in an area.

Deforestation is the cutting or burning down of all the trees in an area.

Why Deforestation Happens? We need to use the woods from the trees to make tissue paper, toilet paper, furniture etc.

We need to use the woods from the trees to make tissue paper, toilet paper, furniture etc.

Why Deforestation Happens? To construct more buildings on the empty land. To clear the land for cattle, horses or chicken farms. To grow vegetable, rice and other food for more and more human beings.

To construct more buildings on the empty land.

To clear the land for cattle, horses or chicken farms.

To grow vegetable, rice and other food for more and more human beings.

Deforestation Affects the Earth Lesser oxygen is produced by the trees for us to breath. There will be more carbon dioxide which worsens global warming.

Lesser oxygen is produced by the trees for us to breath.

There will be more carbon dioxide which worsens global warming.

Deforestation Affects the Earth Many animals will die in the rain forests because their habitats and food are destroyed. Some places can become deserts because deforestation changes earth climate.

Many animals will die in the rain forests because their habitats and food are destroyed.

Some places can become deserts because deforestation changes earth climate.

How Bad is Deforestation Today? Deforestation had already caused the extinction of many insects in Madagascar.

Deforestation had already caused the extinction of many insects in Madagascar.

How Bad is Deforestation Today? 750-850 million hectares of rain forests had disappeared due to deforestation. Destruction of rain forests all over Asia in Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Bangladesh, China, Sri Lanka, Laos, Philippines and India. An increase in earth temperature of 0.5 to 0.6 ° c in the last 100 years due to deforestation. Many icebergs had melted due to the rising temperature.

750-850 million hectares of rain forests had disappeared due to deforestation.

Destruction of rain forests all over Asia in Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Bangladesh, China, Sri Lanka, Laos, Philippines and India.

An increase in earth temperature of 0.5 to 0.6 ° c in the last 100 years due to deforestation. Many icebergs had melted due to the rising temperature.

Deforestation Can Affect You! The weather can become too hot for us due to global warming. We will have to pay more for paper and wood products as they will become very expensive. Haze will prevail and our health will be badly affected.

The weather can become too hot for us due to global warming.

We will have to pay more for paper and wood products as they will become very expensive.

Haze will prevail and our health will be badly affected.

Deforestation Can Affect You! Our grandchildren will be often sick as the environment will become unlivable by the time they are born.

Our grandchildren will be often sick as the environment will become unlivable by the time they are born.

What Can You Do to Stop Deforestation? Plant more trees. Use handkerchief instead of tissue paper. Use less disposable chopsticks. Donate to environmental charities that promote forest conservation.

Plant more trees.

Use handkerchief instead of tissue paper.

Use less disposable chopsticks.

Donate to environmental charities that promote forest conservation.

You Can Make A Difference !

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