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This section discusses deforestation, its primary natural and man-made causes, and highlights how deforestation impacts the environment and biodiversity. It emphasizes the urgent need for awareness and conservation efforts.
Deforestation refers to the clearing of forests and is primarily caused by human activities. This practice is a significant threat to the biodiversity of plants and animals on Earth. Key causes include:
Natural causes such as forest fires and severe droughts also exacerbate deforestation. The effects of this phenomenon include increased temperature and pollution levels, disruption of rainfall, soil erosion, and disturbance in natural ecosystems, leading to potential calamities like floods and droughts. Additionally, deforestation depletes soil nutrients, further affecting plant and animal life. The urgency to tackle this issue is reinforced by its impact on global warming and the ecological balance.
Deforestation: The large-scale removal of trees from forested areas.
Causes of Deforestation: Human activities like agriculture, urban expansion, and natural events like fires.
Consequences: Increased carbon dioxide levels, global warming, soil erosion, and impacts on biodiversity.
To save our trees, we must be wise, or soon no blue will meet our eyes.
Once upon a time, forests were abundant. But as humans cleared land for farms and homes, animals lost their habitat, leading to an unhappy ecosystem. They learned that less trees mean more trouble - floods and droughts ruled the day.
CAB: Cultivation, Accommodation, Building materials - for reasons behind deforestation.
Clearing forests for agricultural land and urban development is a common example of deforestation.
Natural forest fires can lead to significant loss of tree coverage.
Term: Deforestation
Definition: The clearing or thinning of forests by humans.
The clearing or thinning of forests by humans.
Term: Biodiversity
Definition: The variety of plant and animal life in a particular habitat.
The variety of plant and animal life in a particular habitat.
Term: Desertification
Definition: The process whereby fertile land becomes desert.
The process whereby fertile land becomes desert.
Term: Ecosystem
Definition: A community of living organisms and their physical environment interacting as a system.
A community of living organisms and their physical environment interacting as a system.