Deforestation: Has This Global Pandemic Finally Been Reversed?

The affect of environmental issues occur everyday and in particular deforestation is becoming a highly ranked subject. From animals to the human race, the alacrity of trees that are cut down affects every individual in a variety of ways. Not only do people need to help the planet but they need to help themselves and further generations to come, such as children and grandchildren because these natural resources that are being taken away from society are as well shaping the future. For comprehensible reasons, forests use to make up the world, until man made creatures started to destroy and destruct the most important supply to human kind which are trees. Trees are crucial to every living entity for the reason of providing oxygen to all.

Since the start of the 1970s, an area of the rainforest the size of California has been lost. In the Brazilian Amazon three million acres were lost between 2007 and 2008 (Amazon Rainforest). This is due to the illegal logging, soy plantations, cattle ranching, and other human actives. The forest is being threatened and so is everything that depends on it.

One of the major causes of rainforest destruction is logging. While logging can be carried out in a manner that reduces damage to the environment, most logging in large rainforests can be very destructive and harmful. Rainforests that once grew over 14 % of the land on Earth now cover only 6 %. These forests produce vital oxygen and provide homes for wildlife and humans. More than half of the Earth’s rainforests have already been lost forever due to the insatiable human demand for wood and arable land.

In all rainforest regions in the world, deforestation has become a major problem. The rainforest is arguably the most complicated and largely interwoven ecosystem on land. However, this treasure is being lost and demolished day by day, the land being cleared away for the pure interest of money making, in the process of deforestation. Not only are thousands of species of organisms being driven to extinction, but we are also effectively eliminating any chance of studying many of the species. Also, deforestation has a major impact on the atmospheric balance of the world, and if it continues at the rate it is now, then soon the world's entire way of living will be forced to change, and not for the good. If the people of the world do not

There once was a time when rainforests had grown over fourteen percent of the Earth’s surface, now the rainforests manage to cover only six percent. This is due to deforestation. Deforestation of rainforests occur because of logging, powerplants cutting down and burning trees for electricity and as well as the paper industry causing its own damage. There are multiple factors for why rainforests are being destroyed, but the main root of the cause can be linked back to human’s havoc and upbringing of wasting resources. The future is technology, but mankind still will lay waste to their environments such as rainforests and the oceans. Rainforests and its inhabitants are currently in danger due to deforestation and human’s life choices will only lead them further into subjection which

Deforestation not only harms animals but effects the ecosystems with which they live in. It turns animal’s homes and ecosystems into agricultural land for farmers and can be used for urban development. It can also be used for food through the extraction of palm oil. It is a global problem that has been affecting tropical rainforests for years, and it has not yet been stopped. Deforestation can lead to loss of biodiversity, and even can cause animals to go extinct. Studies have shown that clear cutting forests causes loss of oxygen that can harm both animals and humans, due to the amount of carbon that is emitted into the air when trees are cut down, both legally and illegally.

Although deforestation is helping the development of many countries, cities and states, humans should work as hard as they possibly can to bring a halt to deforestation. This plague among the forests is causing harm not only to humans, with the drastic climate change, but this is also causing animals to become extinct. In some ways, deforestation makes our society come across as self-serving, by using the cleared lands for our own personal advantages, such as: construction of homes, businesses, amusement parks, dams, performances of oil extraction, mining and industrial agriculture. “The Amazon has lost at least seventeen percent of forest cover in the last half century due to human actions” (Giant Panda). The

The loss of forest cover is a contributing factor to many environmental problems, including species extinction (Unraveling the Economics of Deforestation). Rainforests are home to countless species of animals, many of which are endangered. While in the United States there are laws like the Endangered Species Act. Trees are still being torn down in enormous quantities, humans are destroying the homes of every species that may live there. When taking into consideration that

Putting an end to deforestation has been a political goal for many years. The forest provides us with essential materials that we need for our everyday lives, like paper. It is a source of renewable energy for some people and it has become one of their main sources for food and living. Wood is also still the main source today in heating and cooking. Demand for wood products is increasing in these past few years. Trade in forest products increased by 15 percent in 2010. (Global Forest Product Trade Slows on Weak Demand From China, EU, USDA) It contributes to more than 4% of global trade. The restoration of the forests would provide economic benefits up to $80 million. Moreover, deforestation can also result in species extinction because the habitats of animals are destroyed by wildfires. Most importantly, it affects us as humans because the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere is lessened. Therefore, deforestation is a global major problem because it increases the chances of global warming occurring and forests should be sustained because they benefit the economy and the environment by providing us essential materials, habitats for animals, and the basic necessity we need in order to survive, oxygen.

The more forests that are destroyed, the more harm that is brought upon every species in existence, including humanity.

The rainforests are falling at human hands. The world’s oldest living ecosystem is under threat in our conquest for farmland, timber, minerals, and other resources. These forests cover 2% of the Earth’s surface, or 6% of its landmass, yet they house over half the plant and animal species on Earth. Rainforests originally covered twice that area. Deforestation is occurring on such a scale that if it were to continue at present rates the forests could disappear within the next one to two hundred years. So why should we be concerned? Deforestation poses a threat to many plants and animals as well hurting the great impact the forests have in keeping our air clean. This greatly impacts the whole planet. For these reasons it is top priority to control deforestation so that a large area of forests will remain.

Our World is made up of around 31 percent of forests alone. That is a vast number of trees that produce our oxygen and homes to our animals. “1.6 billion people rely on benefits forests offer, including food, fresh water, clothing, traditional medicine and shelter.” (defenders of wildlife). Deforestation is more than just the cutting down of trees, it further includes wildfires, illegal logging, and the destruction for more agricultural land. However, from all this deforestation, this causes huge issues for humans, and especially the animals, who are now being considered threatened or endangered species. Climate change is a critical role on our Earth, and an abundance of that happens in forests. As a result of climate change, forests take in any excess carbon floating around in the atmosphere, and are considered a carbon sink. This is vital and important to keep temperatures from severely fluctuating. “It is estimated that 15% of all greenhouse gas

I have always been fond of trees for as long as I can remember. I love just looking at big trees and am fascinated by their size and strength. The street I grew up on it Detroit was lined with big Elm trees and we would go camping where I loved walking in the forest and climbing trees. When I learned about deforestation I was alarmed at how much of our forests were being cut down at an unsustainable rate. But just like everything else money is the motivator. I just do not want the world to suffer from our greed and am happy there are laws and regulations in place to curve deforestation. The fear is that they are not enough and not every area shares the same concerns. I am not against using trees as a resource, I am against depleting this resource and the effects it will have on the environment. Action must be taken to ensure the survival of our forest’s.

It is thought that scientists have discovered only 17.5 million species on this world; which seems quite a significant amount but when also considering that it’s only thought that 20% of them are estimated to live, it seems like nothing. Unfortunately, not every single animal and organism can be protected from such problems as deforestation, climate change, illegal wildlife trading, pollution, oil and gas development. One example would be ‘ forests cover 31% of the land area on our planet; they produce vital oxygen and provide homes for people and wildlife. Many of the worlds most threatened and endangered animals live in the forests, and 1.6 million people rely on the benefits the forests offer’ (World Wildlife, 2015). Animal endangerment is a subject we are all very aware of but the majority of us fall into the sad category of not actually doing anything about it. Many groups and organisations and committed to helping keep these animals protected; although this alone has a massive impact on wildlife as donations not only keep animals safe but you can actually adopt and take care of one. To protect and conserve nature sounds like it should be one of

Deforestation is defined in the dictionary as the “removal of a forest or stand of trees where the land is converted to a non forest use.” Common examples of deforestation include turning forestland to farms, ranches, or for urban use such as malls and housing. Forests still cover about thirty percent of the world’s land area, but according to National Geographic, “swaths the size of Panama are lost each and every year.” The world’s rain forests could completely vanish in a hundred years at the current rate of deforestation. Money and the need to provide for one’s family are the main reasons why forests are cut down. The biggest driver of deforestation is agriculture. Farmers cut forests to provide more room for planting crops or grazing livestock. Additionally, logging operations cut many trees each year. However, not all deforestation is intentional, a combination of human and natural factors like wildfires and overgrazing cause deforestation.