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=**This page is all about the many things involving deforestation.**=

Deforestation is effecting many rain forests including the Amazon. The Amazon has lost thousands of acres from deforestation. Deforestation is basically caused by farmers wanting more land, building more roads, and logging. 60 to 80 percent of all deforestation is done illegally. The countries government tries to stop illegal deforestation, but it is hard, because it is done in many places, so scouts could not go everywhere to stop deforestation.

Of those who do get caught, they're cattle is taken away and auctioned by the Government. Most people also don't follow a law that says to leave 80% of their land forested, but they do not listen the keep on deforesting the land and the government cant do anything about it because millions of people are deforesting. The amazon is most effected by deforestation more than 100 thousand acres are deforested. keeping the amazon is very important because when there is a lot of rain the rain forest absorbs the extra water, and if the rain forest is gone there will be floods and that would not be good for the people that live by the disappearing amazon. The amazon is only one of the 1000 victims suffering from deforestation.

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= effects of deforestation: =

Deforestation effects animals, global warming, and even the humans. Tropical rain forests can help moderate destructive flood and drought cycles that can occur when forests are cleared. The forest acts as a sort of sponge, soaking up rainfall brought by tropical storms while anchoring soils and releasing water at regular intervals. With forest loss, the local community loses the system that performed valuable but often under appreciated services like ensuring the regular flow of clean water and protecting the community from flood and drought. Deforestation has the most immediate effect.

When land of the forest is deforested runoff flows through villages and cities animals are hit the hardest because deforestation destroys their natural homes and habitat forcing them to move, sometimes they try to move into residential areas looking for food or shelter and this can be very dangerous to the animal. The most common way of deforestation is chop and burn, and there are many other ways. Deforestation is long lasting and devastating. Many satellite time lapse images show how much the rain forest is destroyed over time, and it is heart breaking. There is not much we can do, but maybe someone can think of something.

It's very hard to stop deforestation, since it is being done independently and completely ignorantly. Farmers who are clearing forests for their farmland ignore laws, and since the forest is so large, it's hard to pinpoint where they are and where they might be doing it. It's not just affecting animals and the forest itself, but, villages in the Amazon are affected as well as other cities that may be around the area. The forest is an important 'sponge', and absorbs excess water runoff, and, without the forest, all the water would be directed towards villages and towns. This could cause tremendous damage and problems. The rain forest is very important, and finding a way to stop deforestation is important as well.

There is not much you can do, but, there are some things that could help. Reduce your use of Paper products, buy reusable sponges and clothes, and toilet paper and paper towels with a large percentage of post consumer content. Also buy goods from sustainable manufacturers. Also think for a second before you print and print only what you need to, on both sides of paper and on recycled paper. And also use paperless billing, if you aren't sure about that, ask the places you pay bills to, and see if they have paperless options. You can also do simple things like using email a lot more often and sending Christmas cards and other Holiday cards on email. Tell your friends and family too, help stop deforestation.

You, whoever is reading this, now know how horrible deforestation is. It destroys animals habitats, forcing them to head so Suburban areas putting them in danger. And, it causes floods and possible destruction of towns and villages due to more runoff. Plus it destroys the forests that are crucial for this planet, because they help make Oxygen and many other things, as well as provide us with some of our food. Horrible people cut down and burn the forests, for money, and for logs. Most of them don't even follow the law. Over so many years, the rain forest is slowly but surely deteriorating. We need to stop it somehow, because it's dangerous to our ever-so-sensitive environment. So, now that you may know, or have an idea how to help stop it, help out, to regulate deforestation!

Most people assume that global warming is caused by burning oil and gas. But between 25 and 30 percent of the gases in the atmosphere is caused by deforestation.

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