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    Deforestation 18 million acres of forest, which is roughly the size of the country of Panama, are lost each year, according to the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization. Forests cover thirty percent of the earth. It is estimated that is one hundred years there will be no rainforests. The causes of deforestation are agricultural expansion, logging for timber, and infrastructure building. One of the causes of deforestation is agricultural expansion. Soybean is one of several cash crops

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    If we humans allow deforestation many animals can become extinct. We should not allow deforestation. Some people say deforestation is good because we get more livable space however carbon dioxide get’s increased in the area. Animals that need rainforest will die and become extinct. Carbon dioxide gets increased in the area. And last it will Hinder the production of future medicines. These are three reasons to show deforestation is bad. Animals that need rainforest will die and become extinct

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    What´s Deforestation?

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    Deforestation is defined in the dictionary as the “removal of a forest or stand of trees where the land is converted to a non forest use.” Common examples of deforestation include turning forestland to farms, ranches, or for urban use such as malls and housing. Forests still cover about thirty percent of the world’s land area, but according to National Geographic, “swaths the size of Panama are lost each and every year.” The world’s rain forests could completely vanish in a hundred years at the current

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    Forests serve as “storehouses” of biodiversity, and deforestation destroys the habitat for thousands of different species (Ogundele & Adebisi, 2016 p-21). Many Nigerian trees, shrubs, and animals are endangered while some have been depleted. Several plant species like nuts and kernels are endangered due to overexploitation. Animals are also endangered now such as gorillas, chimpanzees, guenons etc. “In fact, the lowland gorilla which is endemic to the Cross River National Park at Mbe Mountain is

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    is always considered as the primary driving force of deforestation, in which illegal logging is the first cause. Illegal logging stands for the action of harvesting, processing, transporting and buying or selling timber and wood products without the permission of law and regulation. Nowadays, people are not hesitating to cut down tons of trees and forest to earn more profits, but not being aware of deforestation. In the article “Deforestation and land use under insecure property rights”, the authors

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    Deforestation is the clearing of trees, transforming a forest into cleared space. Every minute, forests the size of 20 football fields are cut down. That adds up to about 2.47 million each day. The main ways forest are cleared is by chainsaws, bulldozers, and fires. The trees are used for their timber value, that includes things such as fuel, paper products, building houses and palm oil. Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil, high in saturated fats, derived from the fruit of the oil palm tree. The

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    Deforestation What if people died from suffocation? They did not have enough air that they died from suffocation. Trees are a big contributor that makes earth special and allows them to live. It produces the air they breathe and keeps the land they live on together. Deforestation causes a loss of forests, reduces biodiversity, and increases green house gases. 46% of South Ecuador’s original forest has been made into pastureland. Land for animals to eat, which can be done with trees still in the

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    Deforestation has been an increasing issue with the modern age. As new technologies and productions are introduced, space for forests and trees are removed dramatically. Although it offers massive economic benefit, it creates a portal to more issues, such as environmental and gas emissions, animal habitats, and local people in several third world countries. Contrary to popular belief, however, deforestation can also provide as a benefit. It allows people internationally to have access to a common

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    to deforestation. The Amazon is the world’s largest tropical rainforest and it is the world’s source of oxygen. Deforestation has slowed down years ago, but now, it is starting to increase and does not show that it will slow down. Earth without tree’s, the human race and animals would not be able to survive. Today’s society is not taking deforestation as a serious matter. If deforestation were to be left alone, the planet and animals would not be the only ones suffering from it. Deforestation is

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    Essay on Tragedy of Deforestation

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    damaging human activity in particular is deforestation. It is a significant problem in many parts of the world, with over four fifths of the worlds forest wiped out according to the World Resources Institute. So what are the main consequences which are caused by deforestation, and why does it happen? A major result on the environment is the habitat destruction and endangerment of animals.

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