Question

15-20 points on deforestation

Answer 1

1.Deforestation means incessant cutting of trees,forests and plantations for industrial and man-made purposes.
2.Deforestation is mainly done for land clearance which can be further utilized for human settlement and urbanization.
3.Agriculture has been considered as one of the primary reason for deforestation.It leads to a severe destruction and clearing of forests.
4.Population expansion and dependence on agriculture acts as a driving force for destruction and dpletion of forest areas.
5.Rates of deforestation are generally high in the tropics due to the poor quality of the soil,which has led to the clearing up of forests and making it available for agricultural purposes.
6.Common methods of deforestation includes burning down of the trees and clear cutting which leads to a complete eradication of a tract of forest.
7.Deforestation results in ecological imbalance and leads to decline of habitat and bio-diversity.
8.Soil erosion,floods,wild life extinction,increase in global warming and climate imbalance are the immediate and common effects of deforestation.
9.Deforestation affects the water cycle.Trees absorb the ground water and release the same into the atmosphere during transpiration.But deforestation has converted the climate into a drier one affecting the water table as well.
10.Forests act as a store house of carbon as CO2 is taken up from the atmosphere and used to produce the carbohydrates,fats and proteins that built up the tree.But due to cutting down of trees,this carbon is released as CO2 which acts as a major contributor of green house effect.
11Forests not only support bio-diversity but also foster conservation of medicinal products like honey,herbs,resin etc.Deforestation results in a severe loss of various rare plants and trees.
12.Deforestation has become a threat to the indigeneous people.Due to lack of legal rights on lands,they are more vulnerable to eviction by govt.They are forced to leave their lands and migrate to other places and lose their age-old culture and tradition.
13.Forests provide ecological services to human beings such as erosion prevention,flood control,fisheries protection etc.which are necessary for the poor people who mainly rely on natural resources for survival.By destroying forests and trees such ecological services are deprived off.
14.Deforestation leads to a loss of potential eco-tourism.Cutting down of forests means depletion of wonderful plants and animals inhabiting here,which tourists urge to visit and explore.
15.Deforestation increases the rate of water and air pollution.Forests are replaced by factories and industries which generate polluting gases and waste products