help me with matter on deforestation?

Question

please send alot of matter

Answer 1

Deforestation is the conversion of forested areas to non-forest land use such as arable land, urban use, logged area or wasteland. Historically, this meant conversion to grassland or to its artificial counterpart, grainfields; however, the Industrial Revolution added urbanization. Generally this removal or destruction of significant areas of forest cover has resulted in a degraded environment with reduced biodiversity. In developing countries, massive deforestation is ongoing and is shaping climate and geography.

Deforestation results from removal of trees without sufficient reforestation; however, even with reforestation, significant biodiversity loss may occur. There are many causes, ranging from slow forest degradation to sudden and catastrophic wildfires. Deforestation can be the result of the deliberate removal of forest cover for agriculture or urban development, or it can be an unintentional consequence of uncontrolled grazing (which can prevent the natural regeneration of young trees). The combined effect of grazing and fires can be a major cause of deforestation in dry areas. In addition to the direct effects brought about by forest removal, indirect effects caused by edge effects and habitat fragmentation can greatly magnify the effects of deforestation.

While tropical rainforest deforestation has attracted most attention, tropical dry forests are being lost at a substantially higher rate, primarily as an outcome of slash-and-burn techniques used by shifting cultivators. Generally loss of biodiversity is highly correlated with deforestation.

Answer 2

Deforestation is automatically seen as a bad thing, this is a value judgement, and one made mostly by people who live where it happened long ago. Economic development requires that resources are used sustainably and a natural forest contributes very little towards sustaining our societies. Where the soils under the forest are useful the forests are removed to be replaced by crop land or grassland. Deforestation is not easy. The trees grow back very quickly and form dense unnatural thickets that use all available water unless they are continually managed. Cultivation is the most effective method but is too expensive in grasslands where annual fires at hotter times of the year are needed. Generally we do not need large areas set aside to maintain the biodiversity since much of the forest will be growing on land that is unsuitable for agriculture. We farm only 6% of land. As long as 30% of the forest is left in a natural state we can have our productivity without compromising biodiversity.
Unfortunately drier tropical and sub-tropical forests have another problem when the indigenous population leaves. These forests have been controlled by annual fires as well. When these fires cease, saplings grow up to increase the forest density. When a dry-land forest closes it's canopy it is like a fire bomb and dreadful wildfires eventually result. This is very common when we attempt to protect forests.

Answer 3

I take it this homework essay isn't exactly contributing to deforestation at the moment then?

Answer 4

I lived in the Ecuadorian forest and the forest is winning.