Campaign to Make People Aware About Danger of Deforestation
Community Action
Impact Target:
Positive impact through 500 people
Deforestation, also known as clearance, clearcutting or clearing, is the removal of a forest or stand of trees from land which is then converted to a non-forest use. The action of deforestation has been going on for thousands of years, dating back to the first uses of fire.
Today, the World Bank has estimated that about 3.9 million square miles (10 million square km) of forest have been lost since the beginning of the 20th century. Due to large clear cuttings of trees and forests, climate change, fewer crops, soil erosion, and increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are just some of the many problems that arise.
One of the biggest reasons for the clear cutting of these large forests is to make room for commercial farming and cattle raising. These actions, although can be viewed as productive, is actually doing more harm to our environment than good.
Today, the World Bank has estimated that about 3.9 million square miles (10 million square km) of forest have been lost since the beginning of the 20th century. Due to large clear cuttings of trees and forests, climate change, fewer crops, soil erosion, and increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are just some of the many problems that arise.
One of the biggest reasons for the clear cutting of these large forests is to make room for commercial farming and cattle raising. These actions, although can be viewed as productive, is actually doing more harm to our environment than good.
