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DEFORESTATION
DID YOU KNOW between 2000-2005 global forested area shrunk by more than 36 million hectares (just under 1 percent of the total forested area).
History of deforestation The history of deforestation probably dates back to the first felling activity that was ever carried out during pre-historical times to accommodate a population that thrived along the fringe of a forested area.
Causes of deforestation Need to increase land for settlements and urbanization. Timber, for industrial use and as fuel. Large-scale conversion into agricultural grounds, corruption and unequal distribution of wealth. Cattle ranching. Experimentation with forestry.
EFFECTS Global warming. Emission of greenhouse gases. Global climate change. Carbon stores in soil. Reduced net oxygen levels. Biosphere instability.
Deforestation is the permanent destruction of indigenous forests and woodlands. The term does not include the removal of industrial forests such as plantations of gums or pines. Deforestation has resulted in the reduction of indigenous forests to four-fifths of their pre-agricultural area. Indigenous forests now cover 21% of the earth's land surface.
