Thisreport focuses into the factors influencing deforestation, discuss about the consequences of such issueand provide sustainable measures. Secondarydata from the multiple sources were used for this research. The data wereextracted from publicly available information from web pages, magazines and organizational websites. There is a typical misinterpretation about deforestationthat it is a current event and the issuegot limelight in the tropical areas of the globe from mid-nineteenth century.
Itis believed that the process started after human civilization. Presently, theultimate deforestation is happening in the tropics that consists of vastdiversity of species in which findings revealsthat at least 5,000 square km (1,931 square miles) of forests are cleared eachyear in Amazon. In future, it is predicted that nearly 28000 species will bevanish due to rapid clearing of forests.Althoughorganizations like REDD are supporting the developing countries for sustainablesolutions. Recommendationsare diminishing deforestation and protecting the regular vegetation’s requiresguidelines, laws, and directions from associations and governments to help in formulatingforests preservation strategies.1. Introduction Thisreport looks into the factors influencing deforestation, discuss about the consequences of such issue and providesustainable measures. Forests are the one of the most essential naturalresources for human beings and animals.
WWF (2017) asserts that human beingsrely on forests to survive whether it is air for respiration or woods forbuilding. Other than giving living spaces to wildlife creatures and livelihoodfor human beings, the forests protect earth’s creatures from various naturalcalamities. Therefore, the forests need to be preserved for our cominggenerations.
However,we are experiencing increase in deforestation rate across the globe. This report provides a historical backgroundof the deforestation and describes the current status of issue as well asupcoming impact on future generation. 2. Method Secondarydata from the multiple sources were used for this research.
The data wereextracted from publicly available information from web pages, magazines and organizational websites. The main sourcesused for this research are “The History of Deforestation” fromQuestia and “Deforestation” from Encyclopaedia Britannica. 3. CaseStudy 4.1 Historical Backgroundon the issue Deforestation is the act of clearing theforests by human beings for their personal benefits such as agriculture, shelter, warmth, medicines, etc. Williams (n.d.
)explains that there is a typical misinterpretation about deforestation that itis a current event and the issue gotlimelight in the tropical areas of the globe from mid-nineteenth century. It isbelieved that the process started after human civilization. Choen (2017) saysthat to cut down the trees, there is no needof modern technology. He further explains that in ancient times, it was done withthe help of stone or rock axes and to clear larger areas, they used fire. Human civilization first resulted clearing offorests for agriculture and then upsurged urbanization led to deforestation. Thendeforestation was carried out against sustainable development.SA(2018) saysthat according to Environmental Defence Fund(EDF), a major green organization,world is losing an estimation of 32 millionacres of tropical rain forests each year for the nine years since 20thcentury and the rate is inclining rapidly. In addition,if this situation is not controlled, deforestation this will lead to another 200billion tons ofcarbon to mix up with environment.
However, in 2008, United Nation’s initiated program named Reducing Emissions fromDeforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) diverted over $117 million for themonetary and instructive help in order toreduce deforestation in 44 developing nations. Hence, the rate of deforestationis in alarming levels and it hasgot huge impacts on our future generations. 4.2 Current state of problem Althoughthe deforestation rate has decreased insome of the countries, in many parts ofthe world this issue still needs to be solved. Pimm (2018) assertsthat the rate of deforestation has decreased in a few places in the mid-21stcentury because of improved forests administrative actions and the foundationof nature preserving initiatives, the United Nations Food and AgricultureOrganization (FAO ????, cited in Pimm 2018) reports that the yearly rate ofdeforestation is around 1.3 million km2 for every ten years. He further says that the worst deforestation ishappening in the tropics, which is habitat to a vast diversity of species.
Thefindings reveals that at least 5,000square km of forests are cleared each year in the Amazon, which is the largest remaining block of humid tropicalforest. Similarly, Holland (2017) explains that forests help to diminish carbon dioxide and various greenhouse emissions but now due to deforestation, burningforests are becoming the major source for carbon dioxide emissions. In addition, it is predicted that deforestationhas accounted for releasing around one-fifth of ozonedegrading substance and due to tropical deforestation 1500 million tonsof carbon is discharged every year. Populationgrowth is one of the ultimate reason in conversion of forests land to agriculture fields. Accordingto Greentumble (2015), in each year about13 million hectares of forests area are changed to a farming area in SouthAmerica, Africa and South East Asia.
Therefore, it can be seen from the evidence above that the rate ofdeforestation has not slowed down in the 21st century and it stillcausing devastating changes in the world’s delicate ecosystems. 4.3 Future Consequences Deforestationhas caused lots of damage to the ecosystem of the planet and if this rate does not decrease in coming years, there willbe serious effects in sustainability of the world’s ecosystem.
Conserve Energy Future (CEF 2018) asserts that in thefollowing quarter of this century, it is predicted that nearly 28000 specieswill vanish due to the rapid clearing of forests. Deforestation will not onlyeffect the species of the world but also the environment elements in a greaterway. Panchamama Alliance (PA 2018) says that the trees play a significant rolein absorbing greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.
Currently, the tropicalrainforests of South America provides 20% of Earth’s oxygen and they arevanishing at a rate of 4 hectares in every ten years. The outcomes will turnout to be significantly extreme if this issue is not controlled and resolved. 4. Conclusion Conclusively,deforestation is one of the serious issue thatworld needs to resolve.
Human beings and the other living creatures arealready experiencing the negative effects of deforestation such as globalwarming, floods, landslides, ozone depletion, etc. Although organizations likeREDD are supporting the developing countries for sustainable solutions, thereare still numerous efforts needed for diminishing this issue. 5.
Recommendations Thereare a number of recommendations for resolving this issue and maintain thesustainability of forests. According to EE (2018) ceasing deforestation and protecting theregular vegetation’s requires guidelines, laws, and directions fromassociations and governments to help in formulating forests preservationstrategies. Then HNF (2018T1 )mentions that utilizing reused paper items, for example, paper cushions,shopping sacks, books, tissue paper, etc., can be useful in protecting woods asutilizing reused items decreases the requirement for the cutting of trees.Lastly, public should be aware of the consequences of deforestation that howthis issue is prevailing now and should think about the adverse conditions thatmay arise in the future.
People should learn from their mistakes, start to takeinitiatives in preserving forests and should conduct afforestation programs. T1http://libguides.library.usyd.edu.au/ld.php?content_id=22570384
