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All the details and
information about Effects Of Tree Deforestation and
lots more!
Whoever made that poem
on trees knew very well the essence of these
God-given creatures. Tree is life, and this is a
globally accepted truth. Once deforestation occurs,
the dreadful effects are out to get lives. This is
a disturbing thought but the effects of
deforestation do not occur on trees only but on us,
humans, too.
Trees were given to
mankind as a resource. It, the tree, is there for
several purposes. It could be to provide man his
most basic and most important need - food; it could
also be a source for his many other needs such as
shelter, medicine and clothing; trees also help
make the soil become more compact (a compact soil
is a prevention against erosion). Seeing all these
needs, do you now see the need for mankind to fight
deforestation?
 Originally,
deforestation was simply converting a part of a
forest into agricultural patch of land. There are
many historical records of deforestation where even
the earliest civilizations of man already
contributed to the loss of trees in the forests.
Nowadays, deforestation is a result of human's want
for more industrial or residential land area. As
the need for more houses arise and as the
ever-growing industries increase, more and more
trees are uprooted, taken down or simply burned,
just to accommodate the need for more land. And
this is highly devastating, not just to humans but
also for other species and the
environment.
Other simple forms of
deforestation are illegal logging, even excessive
commercial logging and clear cutting. These
moneymaking acts are rampant and the greedy
businessmen tend to put financial matters atop
their priorities. Though these acts have lesser
effects when compared to the massive forest
denudation due to want of land, still, they have
effects that could last generations to come.
 Dry
forests are more at risk of deforestation as
compared to tropical rainforests. More and more dry
lands are being converted to urban areas and
industrial sites. As this misfortune occurs, the
effects begin to show. The immediate effect is seen
in the forest itself. Soil begins to erode and
water washes it off to the shores and on to the
bodies of water beyond the forests. With the loss
of trees comes the loss of many animal species. For
most birds, sanctuary is the tree and in its loss,
these birds suddenly become homeless. With the
gradual loss of species, the balance of nature is
tipped and that is where disaster threatens to come
about.
The act of burning a
portion of the forest to convert it into a landmass
of vegetation is still being practiced. In fact, it
goes side by side with urbanization and
industrialization when it comes to denudation. The
sad thing about this is, they sometimes need the
land for just a short period of time. And with this
short period of need, trees that took years to grow
are constantly being destroyed. Man's greed for
small profit reaps nothing but the awful effects
that we see each day on news
headlines.
 And
what are these headline-making effects of
denudation? Heard of the greenhouse effect? This is
just one of them. Trees are naturally there to
clean up the air of carbon in carbon dioxide form
and replace it with oxygen. With lesser trees as an
effect of deforestation, more carbon is released
into the earthís atmosphere. Another
terrible disaster that could happen when forests
are denuded is landslide. Many lives all over the
globe have been taken because of this natural
calamity.
As numerous as the
effects of deforestation are, not just on trees,
there are also numerous ways that you can help save
the remaining forests on the planet
today:
1. Use only recycled
paper, recycled paper bags (but do not use plastic
bags just so you could help save the forest.
Plastics are hazards to the environment), recycled
toilet paper. The keyword there is to recycle. When
more people change to recycling rather than cutting
down trees, then more trees will be allowed to live
for a longer number of years.
2. Plant trees (in your
yard if you can!). You already know the effects of
a single tree's loss.
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