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Burn leaves , not forestsGheorghe Mihai-Claudiu

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Forests cover a third of all land on Earth, providing vitalorganic infrastructure for some of the planet's mostdiverse collections of life. They support countless speciesas ell as !." #illion people , yet humans are alsoresponsi#le for deforestation.There are a#out "$ foot#allfields orth of trees lost every minute

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%eforestation

There are many causes of deforestation.

&alf of the trees illegally removed from forests are usedas fuel.

To mae more land availa#le for housing andur#ani(ation

To create commercial items such as paper, furniture andhomes

To create ingredients that are highly pri(ed consumeritems, such as the oil from palm trees

The main cause is the poer of money

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%eforestetion

%eforestation has many negative effects on theenvironment. The most dramatic impact is the loss ofha#itat for millions of species. )eventy percent of Earth*sland animals and plants live in forests, and many can*tsurvive the deforestation that destroys their homes.

%eforestation also drives to climate change. Forest soilsare moist, #ut ithout protection from sun-#locing tree*scover they +uicly dry out. Trees also help perpetuate theater cycle #y returning ater vapors #ac into theatmosphere. ithout trees to fill these roles, many forest

lands can +uicly #ecome deserts. The deforestation of trees not only lessens the amount of

car#on stored, it also releases car#on dioide into air.hen trees die, they release the stored car#on.

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hy forests are important

1. They help us breathe :/ust one leaf tree can produce as muchoygen in a season as 01 people inhale in a year.

2. They're more than just trees : &alf of all non species live inforests.

3. People live there, too : "11 million people live in forests

orldide. 4. They keep us and Earth ool : Trees a#sor# C23 that fuels

glo#al arming.

!. They make it rain : 4arge forests can influence regional eather

". They keep dirt in its plae : 5 forest's root netor sta#ili(eshuge amounts of soil

#. They lean up dirty air

$. They %eed us : Trees provide fruits, nuts, seeds

1&. They ive us mediine

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They help us e(plore and rela( : 2ur attraction toforests is part of a phenomenon non as 6#iophilia,7.The term 6#iophilia6 means 6love of life or livingsystems.7

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They reate majesty

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That*s hy e should stop deforestation , and find neays to mae money , ays that don*t affect us or theorld . e can reduce the level of this , #ecause peopledon*t need , more parings , more malls , roads , orhouses that have #ig prices .

8*m not saying that is a #ad thing #ut e have enough