Deforestation and technioques to resolve it in modern ways

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And
Modern
ways to
resolve it BY - Krish Patel
Vidhan Prajapati
Jagdish Khandelw
Atman Mehta
Krishna Soni
Varun Jethani

2. Index
Introduction
What is deforestation?
How is it effecting
01
Causes
Some causes of the
deforestation
02
Impact on
climate
Impact on climate
change due to
deforestation
03
Disadvantages
Disadvantages of
deforestation
04

3. Modern ways to
resolve
Modern ways to resolve
deforestation
05
Forestation
What is Forestation? And
its types
06
Benefits of afforestation
Some benefits of
Afforestation
07

4. Introduction -
Deforestation
Deforestation is the removal of trees or
forests from a particular land area by
means of human activities like logging,
mining, agriculture, or urbanization. It can
occur on a small or large scale and can be
done intentionally or unintentionally.
Deforestation is a global environmental
issue that affects many regions around the
world, particularly in tropical countries with
high rates of forest cover.

5. Causes
Deforestation is caused by a range of factors,
including human activities such as agriculture,
mining, and infrastructure development, as well as
natural phenomena such as wildfires and disease
outbreaks. The scale and pace of deforestation have
increased dramatically in recent years, leading to
significant ecological, social, and economic
consequences. In this presentation, we will explore
the causes and consequences of deforestation, as
well as potential solutions to address this critical
issue.

6. Agriculture
Expansion of agricultural land: As the
human population grows, there is an
increasing demand for food. To meet this
demand, more and more land is cleared for
agriculture. This often involves the
conversion of forests and other natural
ecosystems into cropland or pasture,
leading to deforestation.
Slash-and-burn agriculture: In many parts
of the world, farmers use slash-and-burn
agriculture to clear land for planting crops.
This involves cutting down trees, letting
them dry, and then burning them to create
fertile soil for planting. However, this
practice can lead to deforestation and soil
degradation over time.
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7. Logging Clear-cutting: One of the most common methods
of logging is clear-cutting, which involves cutting
down all the trees in an area. This can result in the
destruction of entire forests and can have
significant impacts on biodiversity, soil health, and
water quality.
Selective logging: Another method of logging is
selective logging, which involves cutting down only
certain species or sizes of trees. While this can be
less damaging than clear-cutting, it can still have
significant impacts on forest ecosystems and can
contribute to deforestation over time.
Illegal logging: Illegal logging is a major problem
in many parts of the world, particularly in tropical
forests. Illegal loggers may cut down trees in
protected areas or harvest trees that are not legal
to cut, leading to widespread deforestation and
environmental damage.
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8. Infrastructure
development
Infrastructure development, such as the
construction of roads, dams, and other large-
scale projects, can be a major cause of
deforestation. Here are some of the ways in
which infrastructure development contributes
to deforestation:
Road construction: The construction of roads in
previously inaccessible areas can open up
forests to logging, mining, and other forms of
land use that can result in deforestation.
Additionally, the maintenance and expansion of
existing roads can also contribute to
deforestation over time.
Dam construction: Dams can flood large areas
of forested land, resulting in the displacement
of local communities and the loss of valuable
forest resources. Additionally, the construction
of roads and other infrastructure associated
with dams can also contribute to deforestation.
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9. mining Mining is one of the major causes of
deforestation, particularly in tropical forests.
Here are some of the ways in which mining
contributes to deforestation:
Clearing of forests for mining operations:
Mining often requires the clearing of large
areas of forested land to make way for
exploration, extraction, and processing
operations. This can result in the destruction
of entire forests and can have significant
impacts on biodiversity, soil health, and water
quality.
Soil erosion and water pollution: Mining can
lead to soil erosion and water pollution, which
can have significant impacts on nearby forests
and other natural ecosystems. Soil erosion
can reduce the amount of fertile land
available for farming, while water pollution
can harm aquatic plants and animals.
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10. Disadvantages of deforestation
Deforestation has many disadvantages such as :-
1) Loss of Biodiversity
Deforestation destroys natural habitats, which can
lead to the extinction of many plant and animal
species. This loss of biodiversity can have long-term
impacts on ecosystems and the services they
provide.
2) Degradation
Trees play an important role in maintaining soil
stability and preventing erosion. Deforestation can
lead to soil erosion, which can reduce the fertility of
the soil and lead to other environmental problems.

11. 3) Water cycle disruption:
Trees play an important role in the water cycle by
absorbing and storing water. Deforestation can disrupt the
water cycle, leading to decreased rainfall and changes in
water availability.
4) Economic impacts:
Deforestation can have negative economic impacts,
including the loss of income and jobs for local
communities. It can also lead to decreased tourism, as
many people visit forests for their natural beauty and
recreational opportunities.

12. 5) Displacement of indigenous communities and
loss of traditional knowledge:
Forests are often home to indigenous communities
who have lived there for generations, relying on the
forest for their livelihoods and cultural practices.
Deforestation can result in the displacement of
these communities and the loss of their traditional
knowledge and practices.
6) Increased greenhouse gas emissions:
Forests play an important role in mitigating climate
change by absorbing and storing carbon dioxide
from the atmosphere. When forests are cleared or
burned, this carbon is released back into the
atmosphere as carbon dioxide, contributing to
greenhouse gas emissions and exacerbating
climate change.

13. Impact on

14. Soil Erosion
01
Disruption Of
Water Cycle
02
Reduced
BioDiversity
03
Climate
Change
04

15. Soil Erosion Without tree cover, erosion can occur and
sweep the land into rivers. The agricultural
plants that often replace the trees cannot
hold onto the soil and many of these plants,
such as coffee, cotton, palm oil, soybean
and wheat, can actually worsen soil erosion.
And as land loses its fertile soil, agricultural
producers move on, clear more forest and
continue the cycle of soil loss.
Thus indirectly, deforestation causes major
sub effects due to soil erosion such as
desertification, loss of arable land,
landslides and increasing floods.

16. Desertification Loss of arable
Land
Landslides Increased
Flooding

17. The water cycle, also known as the hydrological
cycle, is the continuous circulation or movement of
water between Earth and the atmosphere. Water
evaporates into water vapor, condensing to form
clouds, and then precipitating back to land
in the form of rain and snow.
In connection to deforestation, the hydrological
cycle heavily relies on trees to absorb the water in
the atmosphere. Trees act as water reservoirs,
taking in water from the soil and
releasing it through its leaves, also known as
transpiration. The added moisture in the air results
in cloud formation, leading to rainfall and the
continuation of the water cycle. As more and more
trees get cut down, evaporation levels are disrupted,
drying up the moisture in the air and throwing off
the balance of the water cycle. A continual cycle of
dry air, low humidity, and decreased precipitation
will inevitably lead to a drought-prone, desert-like
climate.
Disruption Of
Water Cycle

18. Reduced
Biodiversity
Forests contain some of the richest
concentrations of biodiversity on the planet.
They are home to a huge array of different
tree, amphibian, bird and mammal species.
But between 1990 and 2020, around 420
million hectares of mainly tropical forest has
been lost and a further 10 million hectares,
an area the size of Scotland and Wales
combined, is being lost each year. Without
the shelter, food and water the forests
supply, the many thousands of species that
coexist within and beneath the canopy of
trees also vanish.

19. Climate
Change/Global
Warming
Deforestation upsets balance between oxygen and
carbon dioxide. When trees carry out photosynthesis,
CO2 from the atmosphere is converted into carbon in
food and is stored in the woody parts of the trees.
Logging releases carbon and removes the vegetation
from the felled trees that would normally absorb CO2
from the air during photosynthesis.
When trees are deforested via burning, more carbon
dioxide are released into the atmosphere and there
are less trees to take in the carbon dioxide and release
oxygen during photosynthesis.
As a result, the carbon dioxide in the air would trap
heat which causes the increase in temperature which
leads to global warming and climate change.

20. Modern ways
to resolve

21. Modern methods for
reforestation
1. Green Business
2. Eco-forestry
3. Community Forestry
4. Sensitization and Educative Campaigns
5. Joint Organizations
6. Land Use Planning
7. Replanting (Reforestation)

22. Method 1
Green business concerns re-use and recycling. Green methods of production and
utilization of resources can immeasurably reduce deforestation. Particularly, it’s the focus
on re-using items, reducing the use of artificial items, and recycling more items. Paper,
plastics, and wood are linked to the destruction of forests and other natural resources.
By focusing on recycling paper, plastics, and wood products as well as adopting
responsible consumerism, it means there will be less dependence on the natural
resources and trees. It will also reduce government and company imports of raw-
materials from forest regions in other parts of the world.

23. Method 2
Eco-forestry is a move on saving the world’s forest. It acknowledges that sometimes, the
use of trees for various human activities or reasons can be inevitable. Per se, eco-
forestry underscores the need of cutting down trees in an environmentally friendly
manner. It is where only cautiously selected trees are fell and transported with the least
possible damage to the area. Also, eco-forestry not only calls for the preservation of the
forest regions ecosystem but also allows for controlled and green timber extraction.

24. Method 3
Community forestry is whereby local communities together with their local government
and other local organizations such as schools, corporate, and universities join hands to
start localized tree planting programs and management of their local forests. On various
occasions such as public holidays, opening ceremonies, environment days, or other
periodic localized activities, concerned local citizens can create awareness and plant
trees.
This can be done within the surrounding areas as a method of boosting environmental
sustainability and keeping the local forests viable. All local learning institutions,
hospitals, local government headquarters, and the rest of the community can ensure
trees are planted and the local forests are protected against damage as a way of finding
solutions to the deforestation menace.

25. Method 4
Deforestation can also be counteracted through awareness and sensitization.
Sensitization and educative campaigns can be a simple but a more workable solution.
Initiating awareness creation champagnes makes it easy for people to detect the
causes, effects, and ways of counteracting deforestation. Personal experiences from
adversely affected communities such as farmers can be used to emphasize the
negative effects of deforestation
Thus, making conscious efforts to share information with people including family,
friends, colleagues, and the entire community on deforestation and its effects is an
appropriate measure of standing up in unison to combat the clearing of forests.

26. Method 5
Conservation, wildlife, rainforest, and nature protection agencies among other
environmental programs can join together with a common goal of preserving,
restoring, and protecting forests to ensure permanence of the world’s natural
resources. When such big organizations work together, it makes it easier to install the
proper forest management mechanisms. Far-reaching impact can likewise be realized if
environmental conservation and protection organizations work together.

27. Method 6
Cities and urban centers continue to grow day after day as more and more people
claim their share of living in cities and the urban areas. Agricultural practices also
continue to expand as farmers and consumer demands call for better productivity and
quality food products respectively. As a result, the urban sprawl and agricultural
expansion have kept on clearing forests to create more room for their respective
activities.
In response to this threat, creation of proper land use planning techniques can offer
the fastest and the most feasible solution to deforestation. Land use planning that
centers on environmentally friendly development techniques like urban agriculture and
lessening urban and suburban sprawl can considerably cut back deforestation.

28. Method 7
Replanting or tree planting utilizes almost the same aspect as community forestry.
However, it entirely focuses of replanting, a feature commonly known as reforestation.
Reforestation is the restoration or replanting of forests that have been reduced by fire
or felling. It requires an ongoing process and should not be viewed as a one time thing.
People, communities, governments, and organizations are all active actors. It involves
selecting and dedicating large tracts of land mainly for the purpose of cultivating
forests. For instance, in local communities and urban centers, it can be done around
market areas, in game/wildlife reserves, or within city parks. Replanting, therefore,
qualifies restorative measure of deforestation.

29. forestation
Forestation is either growing
existing forests or establishing
forest growth on areas that either
had forest or lacked it naturally.
It is the planting of trees over a
wide area.

30. Afforestation
Afforestation is the process of establishing a
forest or tree cover on land that has not been
forested for a long time, or has never been
forested before. The term afforestation is often
used interchangeably with forestation, although
afforestation usually implies the creation of a
new forest on land that has not been forested
for many years, while forestation can also refer
to the restoration of a previously deforested
area.
Afforestation is an important strategy for
combating climate change and preserving
biodiversity, as forests play a crucial role in
carbon sequestration, water conservation, and
the maintenance of ecosystem services.

31. Reforestation
Reforestation is the process of planting trees and
restoring a forest that has been deforested or
degraded. Unlike afforestation, which involves
establishing a forest on land that has never been
forested before, reforestation involves restoring a
forest that has been depleted or destroyed due to
human activities, such as logging, mining, or
agriculture.
The aim of reforestation is to improve the
ecological health and functionality of degraded or
damaged ecosystems, as well as to restore the
many benefits that forests provide, including
carbon sequestration, water conservation, and
the preservation of biodiversity.

32. Benefits
of
forestation
bENEFITS OF
afFORESTATION

33. 1.Carbon
Sequestration
❖ Trees absorb carbon dioxide
from the atmosphere and
release oxygen through the
process of photosynthesis.
Therefore, afforestation helps
to reduce the amount of
carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere, which can help to
mitigate climate change.

34. 2. Biodiversity
❖ Afforestation can create
new habitats for wildlife
and increase biodiversity.
Trees provide food and
shelter for animals, and
they can also help to
connect fragmented
habitats and support
migration.

35. 3. Soil
Conservation
❖ Trees help to prevent soil
erosion by reducing the
impact of wind and rain
on the soil. They also
improve soil fertility by
adding nutrients and
organic matter to the soil.

36. 4. Water
conservation
❖ Trees help to conserve
water by reducing runoff
and increasing
groundwater recharge.
They also help to regulate
the water cycle by
releasing moisture into
the atmosphere through a
process known as
transpiration.

37. 5. Economic
benefits
❖ Afforestation can provide
economic benefits
through the production of
timber and non-timber
forest products, such as
fruits, nuts, and medicinal
plants. It can also create
jobs in the forestry and
related industries.

38. 6. Aesthetics
❖ Afforestation can enhance
the beauty of the
landscape and provide
recreational opportunities
for people. Trees can also
improve air quality by
filtering out pollutants
and releasing oxygen.

39. conclusion
In conclusion, deforestation is a complex
issue with far-reaching impacts on our
planet.
By working together to address these
challenges, we can help to protect our
forests and ensure that they continue to
provide vital services for generations to
come.

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