What are ALL the pros and cons for deforestation?
HOW DOES IT HAPPEN? Deforestation is brought about by the following: * conversion of forests and woodlands to agricultural land to feed growing numbers of people; * development of cash crops and cattle ranching, both of which earn money for tropical countries; * commercial logging (which supplies the world market with woods such as meranti, teak, mahogany and ebony) destroys trees as well as opening up forests for agriculture; * felling of trees for firewood and building material; the heavy lopping of foliage for fodder; and heavy browsing of saplings by domestic animals like goats. To compound the problem, the poor soils of the humid tropics do not support agriculture for long. Thus people are often forced to move on and clear more forests in order to maintain production. ————————————–… CONSEQUENCES OF DEFORESTATION * Alteration of local and global climates through disruption of: a) The carbon cycle. Forests act as a major carbon store because carbon dioxide (
