Deforestation

5 Facts about deforestation

• Forests covers about 30% of the world
• 20% of the world’s oxygen is produced in the Amazon forest
• Tropical rainforests which cover 6-7% of the earth’s surface, contain over half of all the plants and animal species in the world

Facts (cONtinued)

• Agriculture is the reason for deforestation
• One and a half acres of the forest is getting cut down every second.
• and all this causes habbitat loss

Causes
The main cause of deforestation is logging/cutting down trees. Then, its agriculture, farmers cut down trees and then burn them. Lastly fires, fires destroy the forests fast. Areas affected by logging are more susceptible to fires due to the number of dried, dead trees

Solutions

• Support the creation of plantation forest ( A plantation forest is a type of managed forest)
• Only some people can cut down trees if they have licenses.