Deforestation

 Deforestation

Today I will explain deforestation 

Deforestation happens when forests are permanently destroyed and the land is used for other purposes.  A forested area the size of Panama is destroyed every year.  Some of the main reasons for deforestation are chopping down trees for fuel, creating room for cattle ranching, harvesting timber to create commercial items, and making more land available for housing and urbanization.

Common methods of deforestation are burning trees and clear-cutting.

NASA predicts that if deforestation levels proceed, the world's rainforests may be completely wiped out in as little as 100 years. 30% of earth's oxygen comes from the Amazon rainforest which is in Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana. 

An individual tree will consume 42 pounds of carbon dioxide a year. In the Amazon rainforest, there are over 300 billion trees 

Farming, grazing of livestock, mining, and drilling all take-up half of all deforestation.  In Malaysia and Indonesia, forests are cut down to make way for producing palm oil.  It can be found in some food like instant noodles and also it can be found in shampoos, soap,q, and skincare.

In conclusion, deforestation comes in many ways.  We need to stop and look at our forests to make sure they're ok. We should give the next generation of trees.

By Te Rehua