Question

Brainly how will deforestration reduce the co2 sink

Answer 1

As you can see, oceans are by far the largest sink of carbon. Vegetation is thesink which is the most affected by deforestation, for this is the category in which forests and biomass are in. Soil is also affected bydeforestation due to soil erosion and defertelization caused when forests are cleared.

Answer 2

Our terrestrial forests play an important role in regulating the Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. They absorb CO2 during the process of photosynthesis. Forests are considered as natural carbon sinks. Carbon Sinks as the name suggests, is something that is capable of taking in more of carbon than releasing it. This feature of the trees helps earth and us in maintaining a healthy percentage of healthy gases in the atmosphere. Forests play a big role in stabilizing and controlling the emissions of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. However, since the industrial revolution started, trees have been cut down to pave way for growth and expansion of the cities, worldwide resulting in the destruction of these carbon sinks. Tropical deforestation is responsible for 15 to 20% of current carbon dioxide emissions. Dr. Canadell, executive director of the Global Carbon project, stated that “if deforestation continues, 87 to 130 billion tons of carbon would be released into the earth’s atmosphere by 2100". This figure is equivalent to the amount of carbon released from global oil reserves and fossil fuel consumption in 13 years. Oceans are the largest and most important carbon sinks. However, in the recent times, the Southern Ocean seems to have become saturated with CO2 which is one of the major carbon sinks.Interestingly, forests are responsible for removing 2.4 billion tons of Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) from the atmosphere annually. This figure is equivalent to one third of current annual fossil fuel emissions. Dr. Canadell clearly stated that deforestation is responsible for emitting 2.9 billion tons of carbon per year. The impact of deforestation on carbon emissions was previously underestimated. As a result, the correlation between deforestation and carbon sink destruction was never taken seriously into consideration. In March 2010, the United Nations launched the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) scheme in developing countries. This program estimates economic valuation of the carbon sinks of tropical forests. Moreover, at higher temperatures, the ability of the carbon sinks to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere decreases. If deforestation is reduced by 50%, 50 billion tons of carbon can be prevented from being released into the atmosphere..........hope it may help you ..... #MB