are the consequences of deforestation?
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The loss of trees and other vegetation can cause climate change, desertification, soil erosion, fewer crops, flooding, increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and a host of problems for indigenous people.
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Deforestation is the clearing of trees, transforming a wooded area into cleared land. ... You can see the word forest in deforestation. The prefix de- means "remove" and the suffix -ation signals the act or state of. So deforestation is the act of removing a forest.
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For the most part, human activity is to blame for deforestation, though natural disasters do play a role. ... Logging, or cutting down trees in a forest to harvest timber for wood, products or fuel, is a primary driver of deforestation. Logging affects the environment in several ways.
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Deforestation not only removes vegetation that is important for removing carbon dioxide from the air, but the act of clearing the forests also produces greenhouse gas emissions. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations says that deforestation is the second-leading cause of climate change.
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Direct causes of deforestation are agricultural expansion, wood extraction (e.g., logging or wood harvest for domestic fuel or charcoal), and infrastructure expansion such as road building and urbanization. ... Most often, multiple processes work simultaneously or sequentially to cause deforestation.
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The environmental consequences of pulp and paper manufacturing are well documented, even though the worst excesses are now corrected. But at least once the paper is made and the book published, there are no significant further negative impacts and the carbon is captured.
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The changing nature of the Amazon Over time, global climate change and more deforestation will likely lead to increased temperatures and changing rain patterns in the Amazon, which will undoubtedly affect the region's forests, water availability, biodiversity, agriculture, and human health.
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Negative environmental impacts of tourism. ... It can put enormous pressure on an area and lead to impacts such as: soil erosion, increased pollution, discharges into the sea, natural habitat loss, increased pressure on endangered species and heightened vulnerability to forest fires.
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Over the past 3 centuries rates of tropical rainforest deforestation have been variable. ... However, in some tropical countries the rate of deforestation is increasing rapidly as those countries use their forest resources. Indonesia has seen the greatest increase, as they replace forests with palm oil plantations.
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Deforestation causes can either be direct or indirect. Among direct causes are: Natural causes as hurricanes, fires, parasites and floods. Human activities as agricultural expansion, cattle breeding, timber extraction, mining, oil extraction, dam construction and infrastructure development.
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Deforestation- humans cut down trees for a variety of different uses. With less trees in the environment, less carbon dioxide is taken out of the air and less oxygen is produced. This breaks the balance of cycle between Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration and leads to problems such as global warming.
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Deforestation. Without plant cover, erosion can occur and sweep the land into rivers. The agricultural plants that often replace the trees cannot hold onto the soil and many of these plants, such as coffee, cotton, palm oil, soybean and wheat, can actually worsen soil erosion.
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['Increase in Deforestation. ... ', 'Soil Degradation. ... ', 'Ecological Impacts including Loss of Biodiversity and loss of Natural Habitats. ... ', 'Increased Health Risks to Humans. ... ', 'Socio-Economic and Livelihood Loss. ... ', 'Increased Carbon Emissions, Speeding up Global Warming.']
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Deforestation can lead to a direct loss of wildlife habitat as well as a general degradation of their habitat. The removal of trees and other types of vegetation reduces available food, shelter, and breeding habitat. ... Animals may not be able to find adequate shelter, water, and food to survive within remaining habitat.
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Deforestation is happening due to the following reasons: Farming - large areas are cleared for pastoral farming . ... Arable farming is also responsible for the loss of tropical rainforest as many farmers are clearing land to grow cash crops, such as soya beans.
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There are many problems that result from this method of growing crops, including deforestation, a direct consequence of cutting down forests for crop land; loss of habitat and species; an increase in air pollution and the release of carbon into the atmosphere—which contributes to global climate change; and an increase ...
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['Global warming is global. ... ', 'Tropical forest emissions are significant. ... ', 'Global warming solutions protect our citizens. ... ', 'Tropical forests are necessary for stabilizing our climate. ... ', 'Reducing deforestation is cost-effective. ... ', 'Ignoring deforestation is unfair for good businesses.']