borås cover about 30% of the planet and the ecosystems they create play an
the ecosystems they create play an
the ecosystems they create play an essential role in supporting life on
essential role in supporting life on
essential role in supporting life on Earth but deforestation is clearing
Earth but deforestation is clearing
Earth but deforestation is clearing Earth’s forests on a massive scale and
Earth’s forests on a massive scale and
Earth’s forests on a massive scale and at the current rate of destruction the
at the current rate of destruction the
at the current rate of destruction the world’s rainforests could completely
world’s rainforests could completely
world’s rainforests could completely disappear within a hundred years why
disappear within a hundred years why
disappear within a hundred years why should we care about deforestation
should we care about deforestation
should we care about deforestation together forestry and agriculture are
together forestry and agriculture are
together forestry and agriculture are responsible for 24 percent of greenhouse
responsible for 24 percent of greenhouse
responsible for 24 percent of greenhouse gas emissions making deforestation a
gas emissions making deforestation a
gas emissions making deforestation a significant contributor to climate
significant contributor to climate
significant contributor to climate change
change
change deforestation impacts the amount of
deforestation impacts the amount of
deforestation impacts the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere in
greenhouse gases in the atmosphere in
greenhouse gases in the atmosphere in two ways first when trees are felled
two ways first when trees are felled
two ways first when trees are felled they release the carbon they are storing
they release the carbon they are storing
they release the carbon they are storing into the atmosphere second trees play a
into the atmosphere second trees play a
into the atmosphere second trees play a critical role in absorbing the
critical role in absorbing the
critical role in absorbing the greenhouse gases that fuel global
greenhouse gases that fuel global
greenhouse gases that fuel global warming fewer forests mean larger
warming fewer forests mean larger
warming fewer forests mean larger amounts of greenhouse gases entering the
amounts of greenhouse gases entering the
amounts of greenhouse gases entering the atmosphere and increase speed and
atmosphere and increase speed and
atmosphere and increase speed and severity of global warming in addition
severity of global warming in addition
severity of global warming in addition to helping regulate the Earth’s climate
to helping regulate the Earth’s climate
to helping regulate the Earth’s climate forests provide habitats for over 80% of
forests provide habitats for over 80% of
forests provide habitats for over 80% of the plants and animals that live on land
the plants and animals that live on land
the plants and animals that live on land but deforestation destroys these
but deforestation destroys these
but deforestation destroys these habitats diminishing biodiversity some
habitats diminishing biodiversity some
habitats diminishing biodiversity some estimate that four to six thousand
estimate that four to six thousand
estimate that four to six thousand rainforest species go extinct each year
rainforest species go extinct each year
rainforest species go extinct each year this also affects the more than 2
this also affects the more than 2
this also affects the more than 2 billion people who rely on forests as
billion people who rely on forests as
billion people who rely on forests as sources of food and shelter the biggest
sources of food and shelter the biggest
sources of food and shelter the biggest driver of deforestation is agriculture
driver of deforestation is agriculture
driver of deforestation is agriculture farmers chop down trees in order to
farmers chop down trees in order to
farmers chop down trees in order to plant crops like soybeans palm trees in
plant crops like soybeans palm trees in
plant crops like soybeans palm trees in cocoa or to make room to raise livestock
cocoa or to make room to raise livestock
cocoa or to make room to raise livestock for beef logging operations which
for beef logging operations which
for beef logging operations which provide the world’s wood and paper
provide the world’s wood and paper
provide the world’s wood and paper products also cut countless trees each
products also cut countless trees each
products also cut countless trees each year forests are also destroyed as a
year forests are also destroyed as a
year forests are also destroyed as a result of growing urban sprawl as land
result of growing urban sprawl as land
result of growing urban sprawl as land is developed for dwellings the effects
is developed for dwellings the effects
is developed for dwellings the effects of deforestation are grave but not
of deforestation are grave but not
of deforestation are grave but not irreversible efforts such as managing
irreversible efforts such as managing
irreversible efforts such as managing forest resources eliminating
forest resources eliminating
forest resources eliminating clear-cutting
clear-cutting
clear-cutting and planting new trees to replace those
and planting new trees to replace those
and planting new trees to replace those removed are already being made to reduce
removed are already being made to reduce
removed are already being made to reduce deforestation environmental impact on
deforestation environmental impact on
deforestation environmental impact on our planet and while some plant and
our planet and while some plant and
our planet and while some plant and animal species are gone forever
animal species are gone forever
animal species are gone forever combating deforestation can help prevent
combating deforestation can help prevent
combating deforestation can help prevent further loss of biodiversity
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