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Deforestation A Global Issue
The word deforestation means the removal of forests also called the permanent destruction of forests. Deforestation occurs to make land available for other uses. It is a very dangerous action that creates various problems in the world. There are many causes of deforestation, it is caused by housing, due to population housing increase, it also occurs by commercial items like preparing paper, furniture, woody houses, logging operation occur by deforestation, mean woods are used in many ways in the world. In some countries like Malaysia and Indonesia where palm plants are cut in order to get palm oil to produce shampoos and soaps which are available in large amounts for human beings.
Cattle ranching occurs by deforestation, by cattle ranching the world gets milk meats in order to fulfil the requirements of individuals and increase the economic level of a country. Overgrazing causes deforestation and natural factors like wildfire which causes deforestation.
Effect of deforestation
80 per cent of animals and plants live in forests and by deforestation, their habitats get damaged and death can occur, the population of animals and plants get lower. Furthermore, the carbon cycle gets disturbed. The carbon dioxide released by human beings and plants absorbs it in order to do photosynthesis and release oxygen for it. If deforestation occurs, plant amounts get less carbon dioxide and cannot be absorbed and it remains in the earth that creates global warming. Global warming causes flooding that destroys several animals, plants and human beings lives. Besides this, it affects the water cycle. Plants do transpiration to make clouds to rain and get advantages from water for construction, producing electricity, used for agriculture to increase economic growth. On the other hand, plants decrease soil erosion in order to make the earth purity control the pollution whether air, water, and noise pollution. Plants save several lives. Most countries get pollution problems due to deforestation, several can be caused by pollution or deforestation, like lung cancer, asthma, flu, eye cancer, skin cancer, and etc. So everyone has to think about how to reduce deforestation in order to prevent such diseases. Start planting more trees and reduce deforestation