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    Deforestation has many harmful environmental consequences. It disrupts water and carbon cycles, causes soil erosion and poor water quality, and leads to a loss of biodiversity. The main causes of deforestation are agriculture, logging, mining, dam construction, and road building. Deforestation is happening quickly in places like the Amazon rainforest, African rainforests, and Southeast Asian rainforests. Individuals can help address deforestation by buying sustainably sourced goods, recycled paper products, and donating to environmental organizations.

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    Deforestation

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    Deforestation has many harmful environmental consequences. It disrupts water and carbon cycles, causes soil erosion and poor water quality, and leads to a loss of biodiversity. The main causes of deforestation are agriculture, logging, mining, dam construction, and road building. Deforestation is happening quickly in places like the Amazon rainforest, African rainforests, and Southeast Asian rainforests. Individuals can help address deforestation by buying sustainably sourced goods, recycled paper products, and donating to environmental organizations.

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    Deforestation has many harmful environmental consequences. It disrupts water and carbon cycles, causes soil erosion and poor water quality, and leads to a loss of biodiversity. The main causes of deforestation are agriculture, logging, mining, dam construction, and road building. Deforestation is happening quickly in places like the Amazon rainforest, African rainforests, and Southeast Asian rainforests. Individuals can help address deforestation by buying sustainably sourced goods, recycled paper products, and donating to environmental organizations.

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    Deforestation

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    Deforestation has many harmful environmental consequences. It disrupts water and carbon cycles, causes soil erosion and poor water quality, and leads to a loss of biodiversity. The main causes of deforestation are agriculture, logging, mining, dam construction, and road building. Deforestation is happening quickly in places like the Amazon rainforest, African rainforests, and Southeast Asian rainforests. Individuals can help address deforestation by buying sustainably sourced goods, recycled paper products, and donating to environmental organizations.

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    consequences of deforestation

    SENTHURAPANDI M (1701026)
    SIVARANI M (1701028)
    SNEHA M (1701029)
    THANGAPANDI M (1701030)
    What is Deforestation?
    • The destruction of forests and trees

    • Has many harmful effects on the environment

    • Happening too quickly to recover


    Causes of Deforestation

    • Agriculture

    • Logging

    • Mining

    • Dams

    • Roads
    Agriculture
    • Leading cause of deforestation
    • Farmers need land to grow crops and raise animals
    • They remove forest land to make room for farms
    • They use slash and burn to perform deforestation
    • Slash and burn is cutting away and burning the
    forest
    Logging
    • Loggers cut down trees for their wood
    • Logging is illegal in many areas, like National Parks
    • The wood is used for many purposes, including
    paper production and as a building material
    Mining
    • Miners search for materials like gold, copper, and
    aluminum
    • This clears the land, including the forest that
    occupies it
    • Contaminates the ecosystem with runoff
    Dams
    • Generate hydroelectric energy
    • Flood forests that are upstream
    • Trees decay slowly when dams are built in tropical
    waters, depriving the water of oxygen
    Roads
    • Building the roads themselves destroys trees in the
    way
    • Provides access to a larger area of the forest for
    loggers, miners, and farmers
    Effects of Deforestation

    • Disrupts water cycle and carbon cycle

    • Loss of biodiversity

    • Soil Erosion

    • Poor water quality


    Water Cycle
    • If the trees are gone,
    there will be less
    transpiration and
    less water released
    into the hydrologic
    cycle
    CO2 CO2 Carbon Cycle CO2 CO2

    CO2
    02

    • If trees aren’t there, carbon dioxide will accumulate


    and contribute to the greenhouse effect
    Loss of Biodiversity
    • Rainforests contain over half of the world’s species
    • Loss of trees -> loss of primary consumers -> loss of
    secondary consumers -> …
    • When trees are removed, all rainforest life is affected
    Soil Erosion
    • Soil erosion is when soil is removed by natural causes
    • When trees are gone, their roots cannot hold the soil
    in place
    • Reduces soil’s capacity to hold water
    • Makes agriculture difficult
    Poor Water Quality
    • Soil erosion lets dirt enter runoff, lowering water
    quality
    • Makes for bad living conditions for fish
    • A reduced amount of fish can cause ramifications all
    the way up the food chain
    Examples of Deforested Areas

    • The Amazon

    • Africa

    • Southeast Asia
    The Amazon
    • World’s largest tropical rainforest
    • Located in South America
    • 1/5 of the world’s plants and 1/10 of animals are
    found here
    Rainforests in Africa
    • World’s second largest rainforest
    • Almost all of the forest on Madagascar is gone
    • Madagascar too contains a large amount of
    biodiversity that has been compromised
    Rainforests in Southeast Asia
    • Indonesia is covered in rainforest
    • Has been deforested just like the Amazon and in
    Africa
    • It is hot and humid the whole year
    Deforestation in Brunei
    How You Can Help

    • Buying sustainably grown foods

    • Buying environmentally friendly paper

    • Donating to an organization that stands up for forests


    Sustainably Grown Food
    • This is food that was grown without negative effects
    like deforestation
    • Only buying this type of food pressures businesses
    into producing it, as they will produce what you buy
    Environmentally Friendly Paper
    • This could be recycled paper or paper made from
    bamboo
    • Again, this pressures paper making companies into
    using recycled paper and bamboo paper
    Donating to Organizations
    • Organizations like Greenpeace fight damage to the
    environment like deforestation
    • Since they receive money, these organizations can
    influence corporations and politicians to make
    environmentally friendly policies
    Thank you for
    preserving our forests!

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