what are the profits of clearcutting?

Question

hey i am doing a debate on why we shouldn't protect endangered species and continue to let clear cutting happe for school. I really dont agree with this topic but it is worth 2 test grades.

Answer 1

The debate runs along these lines; A forest needs to be clearcut to allow for development, be it industrial, residential, or agricultural. Wild forest provides none of these resources for human society, although it neglects the forest's role in the oxygen cycle. In addition to the oxygen cycle, there is the role of forest and wild space in the native fauna and flora or the affected regions, that is unique environments in which a plant or animal reproduces or is unique.

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Answer 2

You might like to consider how this clear felling operation would maximise the yield of all products from a single harvest. By "products" I mean Sawlog, Pulpwood, Firewood and what ever else you can think of (maybe tree ferns, bark etc...) Also consider the future use of the land. There's not a lot of work in burning the area later in preparation for aerial seeding to grow a new forest. This is from an Australian Eucalyptus forest perspective.

Answer 3

The profits come about because it's a lot easier and cheaper to mow the forest down than to selectively clear out certain sections for housing. Think of it this way, if they mow it all down, then they can bring in all of their equipment without worrying about bumping into a bunch of trees. Everything is out of the way that way.

If they are clearcutting to build a new subdivision, then once they are done, they can plant new trees.