Deforestation
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Deforestation means the cutting down of trees or forests of a large area and using that land for various human activities. it is the major threat affecting the survival of plants and animals. the trees in the forests are cleared for cultivation, construction activities,for making furnitures etc.natural calamities like drought forest fires also cause deforestation.
Forests provides habitat for vast majority of animals.Fragmentation and habitat loss is one of the major cause affecting the survival of animals.
- Clearing of forest for agriculture activities
- Destruction of forests for construction activities like construction of road,dams,buidings houses etc
- For making furnitures paper etc
- For timber production
- Using of forest wood as fuel
- Population size
Consequences
- Loss of biodiversity
- Destruction of natural habitat
- Soil erosion
- Cause climatic change
- Increase global temperature and lead to global warming.
- Disturbs the water cycle and decreases the ground water level
- It reduces rainfall and affects the fertility of soil
- Increases the chances of natural calamities
- Deforestation ultimately leads to desertification
- Increases carbon dioxide level in atmosphere
How to reduce deforestation
- Reforestation – it is most efficient method to restore forest.it is the method of planting new trees in destructed forest.Planting of new trees of same species that already existed there.
- Reduce the use of paper
- Recycling of paper will help to reduce the use of wood pulp by paper industry
- Laws should be made more strict
- Fight against ilegal cutting down of trees
- Promote and support people and organizations fighting against deforestation
- Make people aware about the importance of forests and biodiversity
Check your knowledge
Deforestation means the cutting down of trees or forests of a large area and using that land for various human activities
- Reforestation – its is most efficient method to restore forest.it is the method of planting new trees in destructed forest.Planting of new trees of same species that already existed there.
- Reduce the use of paper
- Recycling of paper will help to reduce the use of wood pulp by paper industry
- Laws should be made more strict
- Fight against ilegal cutting down of trees
- Promote and support people and organizations fighting against deforestation
- Make people aware about the importance of forests and biodiversity
Reforestation is most efficient method to restore forest.it is the method of planting new trees in destructed forest.Planting of new trees of same species that already existed there.
- Loss of biodiversity
- Destruction of natural habitat
- Soil erosion
- Cause climatic change
- Increase global temperature and lead to global warming.
- Disturbs the water cycle and decreases the ground water level
- It reduces rainfall and affects the fertility of soil
- Increases the chances of natural calamities
- Deforestation ultimately leads to desertification
- Increases carbon dioxide level in atmosphere
[…] Deforestation is the clearing of trees or forests of a large area and using that land for various human activities such as for agricultural purposes, construction of roads dams building houses etc. deforestation causes the loss of habitat for various living organisms and this will affect the survival of many organisms. […]