The environment is a unique unit and incorporates all the living and non-living components such as plants, animals, streams and lakes. Deforestation refers to the long-term loss of tree canopy and the conversion of the land to other purposes. The overuse of resources and the industrialization process are some major causes of this phenomenon. This process goes on without check leading to soil erosion, floods, silting of irrigation canals, all of which degrade the environment.
Deforestation in the United States is affected by many factors. One such factor is the effect, whether positive or negative, that the logging industry has on forests in the country. As stated by the U.S Forest Service, logging is nearly impossible to stop and it is a hotly …show more content…
Logging either with permits or without permits goes on throughout the U.S. Companies with permits disregard them and harvest beyond what is allowed. The Forest Service and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) work together to make sure that the permits for logging companies in the United States are granted in such a way that the forests are kept healthy and sustainable. Illegal logging reduces the chances of forests being kept this way. A way to help curb this issue is afforestation and re-afforestation. Afforestation is the planting of new trees to replace the cut ones whiles re-afforestation is planting of new trees on a bare land or on the land where there are no trees. When these practices are enforced properly it can turn bare land in a forest.NativeForest.org says these are not the best ways of solving deforestation particularly because people plant trees without retaining to see whether they have germinated or did not survive. When these trees are planted, periodic checks are not conducted to make sure …show more content…
With a focus on protected areas, management, and sustainable forestry, and the WWF work with governments, companies, communities, and other stakeholders to promote certification for responsible forest management practices, combat illegal logging, reform trade policies, and protect forested areas. With this, companies can come together to ensure healthy forest management practices. Moreover, encouraging substitutes can also be used as a way of solving deforestation in this context. For all purposes where tropical or other timber is used, other woods or material could be substituted. The use of timber can be stopped and urge others to do same. NativeForest.org states that as long as there is a market for wood products, trees will continue to be cut down but labelling schemes, aimed at helping consumers to choose environmental friendly timbers are currently being discussed in many countries(Anon,1910 d) and also ways to control the rate at which trees are cut . For instance quota can be used to regulate the cutting down of trees. A certain task force must be established to go round and check whoever found going contrary to this quota must be fined to pay huge sum of money or be prosecuted to prison so that it will serve as a deterrent to others to go contrary to the quota. Balancing forest protection and economic growth not only requires political leadership, but also
Deforestation in the United States is affected by many factors. One such factor is the effect, whether positive or negative, that the logging industry has on forests in the country. As stated by the U.S Forest Service, logging is nearly impossible to stop and it is a hotly …show more content…
Logging either with permits or without permits goes on throughout the U.S. Companies with permits disregard them and harvest beyond what is allowed. The Forest Service and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) work together to make sure that the permits for logging companies in the United States are granted in such a way that the forests are kept healthy and sustainable. Illegal logging reduces the chances of forests being kept this way. A way to help curb this issue is afforestation and re-afforestation. Afforestation is the planting of new trees to replace the cut ones whiles re-afforestation is planting of new trees on a bare land or on the land where there are no trees. When these practices are enforced properly it can turn bare land in a forest.NativeForest.org says these are not the best ways of solving deforestation particularly because people plant trees without retaining to see whether they have germinated or did not survive. When these trees are planted, periodic checks are not conducted to make sure …show more content…
With a focus on protected areas, management, and sustainable forestry, and the WWF work with governments, companies, communities, and other stakeholders to promote certification for responsible forest management practices, combat illegal logging, reform trade policies, and protect forested areas. With this, companies can come together to ensure healthy forest management practices. Moreover, encouraging substitutes can also be used as a way of solving deforestation in this context. For all purposes where tropical or other timber is used, other woods or material could be substituted. The use of timber can be stopped and urge others to do same. NativeForest.org states that as long as there is a market for wood products, trees will continue to be cut down but labelling schemes, aimed at helping consumers to choose environmental friendly timbers are currently being discussed in many countries(Anon,1910 d) and also ways to control the rate at which trees are cut . For instance quota can be used to regulate the cutting down of trees. A certain task force must be established to go round and check whoever found going contrary to this quota must be fined to pay huge sum of money or be prosecuted to prison so that it will serve as a deterrent to others to go contrary to the quota. Balancing forest protection and economic growth not only requires political leadership, but also