Deforestation: High Time to Save Forests

Deforestation is the cutting down of trees in the forest in a large number. Deforestation has always been a threat to our environment. But still many humans are continuing this ill practice. Moreover, Deforestation is causing ecological imbalance. Yet, some selfish people have to fill their pockets. Therefore they do not even think about it once. So, the government is trying countermeasures to avert the harm to the environment.
Causes of deforestation
Farming and grazing of livestock along with mining, and drilling combined an account for more than half of all deforestation. Forestry practices, such as wildfires and, in small part, urbanization account for the rest. In countries like Malaysia and Indonesia, forests are cut down to make way for producing palm oil, which can be found in everything from shampoo to saltines. Also in the Amazon, cattle ranching and farms—particularly soy plantations—are key culprits.
Harmful Effects of Deforestation
There are many harmful effects of deforestation. Some of them are below:
Soil erosion: Soil erosion is the elimination of the upper layer of the soil. It takes place when there is removing of trees that bind the soil. As a result wind and water carries away the top layer of the soil.
Moreover, disasters like landslides take place because of this. Furthermore, soil erosion is responsible for various floods. Trees are not present to stop the waters from heavy rainfall’s gush directly to the plains, this result in damaging of colonies where people are living.

By: Saksham Gupta
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