Deforestation

1. ENVIRONMENTAL
STUDIES
Presented By - Presented To – Prof. Shruti SharmaUmar Raza

2. DEFORESTATION

3. Content
2. Causes Of Deforestation
3. Short & Long Term Effects Of Deforestation
4. Conclusion: Solution
1. Introduction: Deforestation

4. Introduction: Deforestation
• Deforestation, clearance or clear-cutting is the removal of a forest or stand of
trees from land which is then converted to a non-forest use.
• Deforestation can involve conversion of forest land to farms, ranches or
urban uses.
• The most concentrated deforestation occurs in tropical rainforest.
• About 31% of Earth’s land surface is covered by forests.

5. Causes Of Deforestation
1. Clearing land to build housing
• Countries resort to deforestation to cope with the
increasing demand for housing brought about by
the growing population.
2. Felling trees for wood
• Logging or simply cutting down trees for timbre is
one of the main causes of deforestation.

6. 3. Agriculture
• To provide Land for food crops such as palm oil
and for rearing cattle undisturbed rainforest areas
end up being removed.
4. Other land uses
• Land for mining and industrial projects.
• Building dams.

7. • No trees anchoring the fertile soil.
• Erosion is sweeping the land into rivers.
• The agriculture plants replacing the forest are unable
to hold onto the soil.
Short term environmental effects
Increased Soil Erosion
Disruption of water cycles
• Trees play a key role in the local water cycle.
• Keep balance between the water on the land and
the water in the atmosphere.
• Disrupted balance changes the precipitation and
river flow.

8. • 80% species can be found in tropical rainforests.
• Often unable to survive in the small fragments of
forested lend left behind
• Accessible to hunters and poachers
Long term environmental effects
Reduced Biodiversity
Climate Change
• Forest help to mitigate carbon dioxide and other
greenhouse gas emission.
• Rising temperatures, changed patterns of weather
and increase of extreme weather events.

9. Conclusion: Solution
• If corporation have the ability to destroy the world’s
rainforest, they also have the power to help save them.1. Corporation
2. Government
3. Individuals
• Government are able to enact ambitious domestic and
international forest policies that have wide-ranging effects.
• As individuals, we contribute significantly to deforestation
with our lifestyle, hence we have the responsibility to keep
ourselves in check.