Question

What happens during deforestation?

Answer 1

DURING Deforestation plants are cutted
And the amount of O2 present in air get decreases and global warming occurs

Answer 2

What happens during deforestation?

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Climate Change

Forests act as significant carbon sinks. When they are removed, their ability to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is also removed. This amplifies the effects of climate change. Not only are forests carbon sinks, but their removal also contributes to an estimated 15% of global greenhouse gas emissions¹. When they are removed, much of the carbon that they had previously absorbed gets released back into the atmosphere through processes such as burning and decomposition.

Land Erosion

It is estimated that a third of the world’s arable land has been lost to erosion since the 1960’s. Forests anchor fertile land in place and prevent erosion. Without them, soils can be washed into rivers, blown away during dust-storms, and become degraded. Unfortunately, it has become a recurring cycle – when an area becomes too eroded and degraded, the producers simply move on to the next one, clearing more forest and continuing their destruction.

Cultural Loss

Despite most of the world becoming modernised and losing its historical roots, there are still communities in more remote places who rely on the forests to live. As these forests are removed, these communities are either destroyed, forced to move, or even worse, enslaved to work on the new plantations or farms. As a result, they lose their traditional culture, often become unhealthy and sick due to the introduction of Western foods and diseases, and become generally miserable¹.