Question

What is deforestation? Write its effects on environment.

Answer 1

Deforestation is the permanent destruction of forests in order to make the land available for other uses. An estimated 18 million acres (7.3 million hectares) of forest, which is roughly the size of the country of Panama, are lost each year, according to the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

Its effect are :- 
1. Soil erosion
2. Loss of biodiversity
3. Climate change