Deforestation in the Amazon
Did you know that it is said that within 100 years, there will be no more rainforests? The rate of deforestation is the same as the loss of thirty-six football fields every minute. One and a half acres of forest is cut down every second. Although it allows for people to generate more revenue, deforestation should be banned because it creates more carbon dioxide in the air, promotes the development of drought, contributes to the extinction of wildlife and is a limited resource.
Deforestation is when forested land is destroyed and made into non-forested land used for waste space or urban use such as housing, factories, or room for cattle ranching. Other people may say that deforestation is important and has more pros than cons. “The Global Health Research Foundation” states “Additionally, deforestation creates grazing land for cattle, room for commercial, residential, and industrial development and lumber for furniture and construction. While not sustainable or good for the environment, the slash and burn agriculture (the razing of forests with fire for farming) creates land free from weeds, and the ash from the trees provides nutrients for crops.” That is to say, if more trees are getting burnt down for farming, our earth will have more …show more content…
Prince Charles said, “Forests are the world’s air-conditioning system - the lungs of the planet - and we are on the verge of switching it off.” Although it allows for people to generate more revenue, deforestation should be banned because it creates more carbon dioxide in the air, it promotes the development of drought, it contributes to the extinction of wildlife, and too many wildlife habitats are being destroyed. If you’ve ever seen the movie “The Lorax”, you know that it taught us that we can’t expect people in power to make eco-conscious decisions. Like the Lorax said, we have to speak for the trees because they can’t stand up for
Did you know that it is said that within 100 years, there will be no more rainforests? The rate of deforestation is the same as the loss of thirty-six football fields every minute. One and a half acres of forest is cut down every second. Although it allows for people to generate more revenue, deforestation should be banned because it creates more carbon dioxide in the air, promotes the development of drought, contributes to the extinction of wildlife and is a limited resource.
Deforestation is when forested land is destroyed and made into non-forested land used for waste space or urban use such as housing, factories, or room for cattle ranching. Other people may say that deforestation is important and has more pros than cons. “The Global Health Research Foundation” states “Additionally, deforestation creates grazing land for cattle, room for commercial, residential, and industrial development and lumber for furniture and construction. While not sustainable or good for the environment, the slash and burn agriculture (the razing of forests with fire for farming) creates land free from weeds, and the ash from the trees provides nutrients for crops.” That is to say, if more trees are getting burnt down for farming, our earth will have more …show more content…
Prince Charles said, “Forests are the world’s air-conditioning system - the lungs of the planet - and we are on the verge of switching it off.” Although it allows for people to generate more revenue, deforestation should be banned because it creates more carbon dioxide in the air, it promotes the development of drought, it contributes to the extinction of wildlife, and too many wildlife habitats are being destroyed. If you’ve ever seen the movie “The Lorax”, you know that it taught us that we can’t expect people in power to make eco-conscious decisions. Like the Lorax said, we have to speak for the trees because they can’t stand up for