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- 2. Deforestation is clearingEarth's forests on a massive scale, often resulting in damage to the quality of the land. Forests still cover about 30 percent of the world's land area, but swaths the size of Panama are lost each year.
- 3. Why are Forests Important?
- 4. Forestcover 31% of the land area on our planet. They produce vital oxygen and provide homes for people and wildlife. 1.6 billion people rely on benefits forest offer, including food. fresh water, clothing, traditional medicine and shelter. Many of the world’s most threatened and endangered animals live in these forests.
- 5. Where andWhy Deforestation Is Increasing?
- 6. Population Population is a great cause of deforestation. Increase in population means more houses, food, industries etc. These things need land. There is so limited land that’s why people have to cut trees.
- 7. Logging Many commercial logging companies fell down trees in a process known as selective logging, where many trees are cut down to find the valuable ones. Woods are used as fossil fuels for camping, bonfire etc. Every house have something built with wood and wood use has crossed its limit.
- 8. Agriculture Food is people need. Forest have to be cleared to get fertile soil for growing crops. People are getting food but losing forests.
- 9. Mining and Buildingof Dams In mining forest are cleared to get precious metals such as gold, diamond etc. For dams forest are cleared to build the dams and in South America and India dams are being built.
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- 11. Loss of Species Seventy percent of the world’s plants and animals live in forests and are losing their habitats to deforestation. Loss of habitat can lead to species extinction.
- 12. Carbon Emissions Healthy forests help absorb greenhouse gasses and carbon emissions that are caused by human civilization and contribute to global climate change. Without trees, more carbon and greenhouse gasses enter the atmosphere.
- 13. Water Cycle Trees play an important part in the water cycle, grounding the water in their roots and releasing it into the atmosphere. Without the plants, the climate may become dryer.
- 14. Soil Erosion Without tree roots to anchor the soil and with increased exposure to sun, the soil can dry out, leading to problems like increased flooding and inability to farm.
- 15. Life Quality Life Quality: Soil erosion can also lead to silt entering the lakes, streams, and other water sources. This can decrease local water quality, contributing to poor health in the local population.
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- 17. Climate Stability Carbon dioxide and other gases in Earth’s atmosphere trap the sun’s heat. Too little CO2(carbon dioxide), or too much of it, and the planet can’t support life. Forests help make sure the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere is just right.
- 18. Air We Breathe forests are “the lungs of the Earth,” absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and releasing oxygen that human beings need to survive.
- 19. Water We Drink Forests are nature’s water factories. They capture, store, purify and then gradually release clean water to towns and cities located downstream. When forests are lost, these factories stop humming. Erosion and sediment increases, and water flows become more unreliable — leading to greater floods, periods of low water flow and threats to drinking supplies.
- 20. Jobs And Prosperity Forests are economic engines — with an incredible amount of horsepower. For example, almost one in four people depends on forests for their livelihoods in some way. Every year, people trade more than US$ 300 billion worth of forest products like timber, bamboo, fruits and mushrooms.
- 21. Say NO to Deforestation
- 22. Cooperation Ifcooperation have the ability to destroy the worlds rainforests we also have the power to save them. If we unite together and work together we can save the forests. We should plant trees.
- 23. Government Governmentshave the recourses to allow anti-deforestation organizations to get their message across. It would motivate the citizens. Government should keep a rule that trees should be cut in a control manner and if someone cuts one tree so he should plant 3 trees.
- 24. Individuals Weshould recycles things such as paper, glass, plastic bottles and cans. Paper: Instead of throwing paper or burning it we can use it in our projects or recycle it. Glass: Glass can be melted and used again and again. Plastic bottles: Bottles can be refilled and can be used in projects. Cans: Cans can be used in projects and can be recycled.
- 26. Presented By: AyeshaFatima Shehzad Aslam VII-C Beaconhouse School System Jubilee Campus Karachi , Pakistan