Deforestation.

Páginas: 5 (1080 palabras) Publicado: 17 de febrero de 2013
¡DEFORESTATION… A CRISIS THAT HAS BECOME FASHIONABLE!

¡DEFORESTATION… A CRISIS THAT HAS BECOME FASHIONABLE!

Deforestation, which is a harmful phenomenon, should be addressed through policy formulation and taking concrete action for stop it. All we know something about this environmental problem, but, what is exactly?
Deforestation is defined as the permanent destruction of indigenousforests and woodlands ' It involves the rapid reduction of the area of indigenous forests by about 4 /5 of their original area. Any means by which forest land is converted for any other use of the land, such as for housing, is considered deforestation.
Do you know that the world’s rain forests could completely vanish in a hundred years at the current rate of deforestation? And that maybe you arepart of this problem too?
With deforestation, what happens is a vicious cycle that is tremendously difficult to stop. Still part of this vicious cycle is its social impact. People who live in already cleared regions find themselves forced to move frequently because of the quick impoverishment of the land; and what are the causes?

CAUSES
Pay attention to this! Maybe you are a naive victim ofthis new and terrible fashion case.
A discussion of deforestation would not be complete without a discussion of its causes, which could prove to be a long list. The first and obvious cause of deforestation is extensive logging, both by local farmers and international businessmen. Viewed from a larger perspective logging is a function of increasing population, politics, and the development of citiesto accommodate human settlement.
Not all deforestation is intentional. Some is caused by a combination of human and natural factors like wildfires and subsequent overgrazing, which may prevent the growth of young trees.
Here you specifically its causes:
Historic Factors: Many factors such as war, industrialization, colonization, etc., were responsible for speedy deforestation in manycountries.
Population Growth: More people means more inhabited land. More inhabited land means more deforestation.
Urbanization: Increase in areas occupied by the cities forces the forests to recede.
Climate Change: If the climate of a particular area has changed drastically, then its first causality is the local vegetation. Thus, climate change, in most cases, leads to deforestation.
Green HouseEffect: There are certain greenhouse gases in the atmosphere that absorb and release heat. Any imbalance leads to grave consequences.
CO2 Emission Increase: Much has been said on the subject of global warming, and many intend to do a lot about it, but sadly, little has been done yet. CO2 emissions have to be capped to save the environment.

So this is not just a problem that affects society, butis caused by it by ourselves.
At this moment, we are the “killers”… That’s not very good.

CONSEQUENCES
This world is ruled by the law of cause and effect, and a serious problem like this can not be the exception, so here are some effects that deforestation causes:
The destruction of forests and woodlands leads to many consequences, indeed, the bigger issue with deforestation aside from itscauses is its adverse effects on the environment. Deforestation is one of the biggest causes of the green house effect, which causes global warming and climate change.
Like a vicious cycle, global warming also causes deforestation. The increased temperature leads to decreased rainfall, which leads to dryer conditions and more forest fires. The Increased global heat contributes to easier catchingup of large fires in the forest
Deforestation is intricately connected with climate change. As i mentioned above, the deforestation is both the cause and effect of the other Climate change is a great factor in the world's deteriorating natural systems. It causes the increase in temperatures, especially in specific areas like the core of continents. As its name suggests, climate change causes...
Leer documento completo

Regístrate para leer el documento completo.

Estos documentos también te pueden resultar útiles

  • Deforestation
  • Deforestation
  • Deforestation in Tailand
  • Deforestation Effect On Global Warming
  • Deforestation English
  • The Deforestation
  • Deforestation & rain forest

Conviértase en miembro formal de Buenas Tareas

INSCRÍBETE - ES GRATIS