Deforestation Will Affect Agriculture And Global Warming

In the article, "Deforestation Facts, Deforestation Information, Effects of Deforestation" by National Geographic, deforestation is talked about and the impacts it can have on society.

Deforestation has increased exponentially over the years, and we are losing more and more forests around the world as every second passes.

Not only will there be devastating affects on plants and animals in the areas of deforestation, which are 70% of the animals in the world), but it also affects agriculture and the ever increasing temperature of the world.

The trees that are being cut down can no longer provide shade to the rich soil that lays underneath it, thereby drying out the land. The trees also help cycle water throughout the atmosphere, and with these two major issues, much land will no longer be suitable for agriculture. Also, with the loss of forests means the loss of a constant climate. This will lead to extreme temperature changes which will be detrimental to the plants and animals living within it.

Trees are a large part of absorbing the green house gasses, and if they are continuously going to be destroyed, global warming will also occur at a much more rapid rate. The effects of global warming was talked about in a previous blog post

Since deforestation will likely not be affected at an individual level, what policy could be implemented to reduce the rate of deforestation?

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http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/deforestation-overview/