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Deforestation & Deforestation & SustainabilitySustainabilityAya HackettAya Hackett
What is deforestation????What is deforestation????
Cutting down, burning, and destroying forests Cutting down, burning, and destroying forests
It is practiced to make way for cattle raising and It is practiced to make way for cattle raising and agriculture, especially in the tropical rainforests of agriculture, especially in the tropical rainforests of South American and Southeast Asia, but also in South American and Southeast Asia, but also in parts of western Europe and North Americaparts of western Europe and North America
It is occurring at a rapid pace and if it continues, It is occurring at a rapid pace and if it continues, rain forests will disappear by the year 2100 and this rain forests will disappear by the year 2100 and this would include more than half of the animal and would include more than half of the animal and plant species on the planet plant species on the planet
The importance of treesThe importance of trees
They absorb the gas from the air and They absorb the gas from the air and then replenish the air with oxygenthen replenish the air with oxygen
More trees means better air More trees means better air
They help perpetuate the water cycle They help perpetuate the water cycle by returning water vapor into the by returning water vapor into the atmosphere atmosphere
Forests help prevent an increase in Forests help prevent an increase in global warming by serving as carbon global warming by serving as carbon sinkssinks------areas that trap and store areas that trap and store carbon dioxidecarbon dioxide
Help to protect coastal regions, Help to protect coastal regions, control avalanches and control avalanches and desertification, stabilize sand dunes, desertification, stabilize sand dunes, and prevent soil erosion and and prevent soil erosion and degradationdegradation
Negative EffectsNegative Effects
Loss of habitat for millions of speciesLoss of habitat for millions of species
70% of Earth70% of Earth’’s land animals and plants live in the s land animals and plants live in the forests and they can not survive if theyforests and they can not survive if they’’re homes are re homes are destroyed destroyed
Climate changes Climate changes
Threatens the existence of every living thing on the Threatens the existence of every living thing on the planetplanet
What is this What is this doing to our doing to our
world?world?••Nearly 40 million acres of Nearly 40 million acres of natural rain forests were natural rain forests were
destroyed per year during thedestroyed per year during the1990s1990s
••From 1990From 1990--1995, twice the 1995, twice the size of Italy had vanished size of Italy had vanished
••70% of Earth70% of Earth’’s land animals s land animals and plants live in forests, and and plants live in forests, and
many canmany can’’t survive if their t survive if their homes are destroyedhomes are destroyed
Home to many animalsHome to many animals……
What are the reasons What are the reasons behind these actions?behind these actions?
This happens becauseThis happens because……
Most of the reasons relate to money or peoples needs to Most of the reasons relate to money or peoples needs to provide for their families provide for their families
Agriculture Agriculture
Practice of farmingPractice of farming
Growing crops Growing crops
To make areas of residence or industryTo make areas of residence or industry
Logging operations Logging operations
Provide wood and paper productsProvide wood and paper products
Non intentional Non intentional
Wildfires Wildfires
Subsequent overgrazingSubsequent overgrazing
LETS MAKE A CHANGE!!LETS MAKE A CHANGE!!
Taking Action!Taking Action!••Reforestation Reforestation
••Recycling items such as Recycling items such as books, toilet paper, shopping books, toilet paper, shopping
bags bags ••Farmers rotate cropsFarmers rotate crops
••Cut mature trees & donCut mature trees & don’’t cut t cut the baby treesthe baby trees
••Instead of firewood use coals Instead of firewood use coals to heat up fireplaces to heat up fireplaces
Making a Difference.Making a Difference.
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References References
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/envirhttp://environment.nationalgeographic.com/envir
onment/globalonment/global--warming/deforestationwarming/deforestation-- overview.htmloverview.html
http://volunteerguide.org/volunteer/vacation/defhttp://volunteerguide.org/volunteer/vacation/def
orestationorestation--reforestation.htmreforestation.htm
http://ezinearticles.com/?8http://ezinearticles.com/?8--BasicBasic--WaysWays--ofof--
PreventingPreventing--Deforestation&id=508793Deforestation&id=508793