the forests have a major impact on the environment. The trees will help in balancing the oxygen-carbon dioxide balance of the earth, through the absorption of carbon dioxide from the environment and oxygen release. Forests regulate the temperature of the earth and rain, and so to prevent droughts. The trees obstruct the speed of the runoff on the soil surface. This prevents soil erosion and landslides, making the possibilities of flooding. The leaves on the forest floor as nutrient sources, increasing soil fertility. The forests provide protection against adverse environmental influences on various forms of wildlife. Moreover, forests are significant not only ecologically but also economically. fuelwood, commercial timbre, gum, raisins, pharmaceuticals and other products of the industrial exploitation of forests.
Over-exploitation of forests by humans has continued unabated through the centuries. Increasing urbanization has in the mass deforestation. Indiscriminate felling of trees for the conversion of forest countries in agricultural areas for the industrialization and mining, and overgrazing by domestic animals, all the loss of exhaustible natural resources. Diverse forest ecosystems are high in mono-cultural extraction tree plantings.
The lush green rain forests to cover 14% of the surface of the earth. Now, this value is only about 6%. It is expected that the remaining rainforests could disappear within the next fifty years.
The consequence is the loss of biodiversity. Many plant and animal species are already extinct. Others are also fading away, due to the loss of habitats. Apart from the loss of genetic resources, including the loss of essential medicinal herbs and even some aboriginal tribes. Other important impacts are soil erosion, flooding and desertization.
Perhaps the worst result is global warming through the greenhouse effect. Increased deforestation has led to the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and chlorofluorocarbons. This is the warming of the atmosphere and the temperature of the earth increases. The resulting climate change effects on plants, animals and forest growth. Sea levels rise to disastrous floods, and severe droughts would occur frequently. Agriculture and aquaculture both suffer. If timely measures are not taken to prevent this, the entire mankind in danger.
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Deforestation - Legal Problems for Tree Hugger U.S. Environmental Organization
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