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SANCHITA KHUSHBOO NIKHITAedit Master subtitle style Click to NIRAJ SONY DIXON NIKITHA PRIYA SREEKANT SWETHA SANEN NEETU
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WHAT IS DEFORESTATION ?
Deforestation means the cutting or removal of
trees from
woodlands or forests in order to convert the land into commercial or logging reasons or for whatever purpose it may serve them. Generally, deforestation denotes the extraction of trees without sufficient reforestation or effort to
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Among the
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CAUSES OF DEFORESTATION
FUEL Half of all the trees that are cut down
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population, the amount of land needed for humans to live also increases and thus deforestation is practiced.
IMPLICATIONS OF DEFORESTATION
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS Increase in global warming conditions and CO2
emissions.
earth.
Ozone depletion. loss of valuable trees and medicinal plants. Erosion of soil.
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resources.
Diminishes potential revenue for tropical
Ecotourism suffers due to deforestation Destroys potential forest products Decrease in the exports of primary forest
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products
Territorial conflicts and homelessness. Poses the problem of lack of food availability Migration disturbances. Disappearance or extinction of species.
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(90-95 %)
Central America has lost 50% of its rainforest South America lost 70% of its rainforest Philippines has lost 90% of its rainforest Madagascar has lost 95% of its rainforest
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POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
reduce wasteful land use practices improve already developed lands businesses and corporations should take little
governments have to make citizens aware of plant more trees to maintain the ecosystem groups can be formed to decrease
deforestation
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products
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of
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If we do not put an end to deforestation, all of earths forests will disappear within the next 100 years.