10 important facts about deforestation?

Question

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Answer 1

1.  There are too many people in the world, and ever more coming, and they need lots of wood.

2.  There are too many people and they need to clear ever more land for crops, grazing, etc.

3. There are too many people and they need to clear ever more land for living space.

4. There are too many people and they need to clear ever more land for mining minerals they need.

5.  There are too many people and they need to clear ever more land for water storage.

6. There are too many people and they need to clear ever more land for commercial facilities to manufacture the products they need.

7.  There are too many people and they need to clear ever more land for transport facilities.

8. There are too many people and they need to clear ever more land for transportation corridors.

9. There are too many people and they need to clear ever more land for recreation facilities.

10.  There are too many people and they need to clear ever more land to dump all the sewage and garbage they make.

Are you starting to see a pattern here?  I know, you think we need to conserve more, don&#039;t you?

Answer 2

1. it greatly effects soil properties including nutrient holding

2. creates more erosion and runoff during rain fall

3. landscapes become less stable and are more susceptible to landslides if trees are removed

4. climate would be affected by the lack of CO2 --&gt; O2 conversion

5. Would lessen bio diversity worldwide if trees are removed

6. it is a multi billion dollar a year buisness

7. hundreds of hectars of forest are cleared daily worldwide

8. deforestation can alter an entire region

9. can alter local weather patterns

10. most destructive human activity on the planet