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Deforestation
Deforestation is the cutting down of large areas of forestry
Deforestation is most commonly happening in the most important area of forest on the planet... The Tropical Rainforest!
Why does deforestation happen?
Reasons for Deforestation
To create agricultural land for farming
To create land to build houses on
To get the tropical woods from the tree which are worth a lot of money
To get wood from the trees for building and to burn for fuel
Facts about deforestation
The world’s rain forests could completely vanish in a hundred years at the current rate of deforestation
About half of the world's tropical forests have been cleared
Deforestation is considered to be one of the contributing factors to global climate change
What can we do to help reduce deforestation?
Choose softwood or manufactured boards instead of using Tropical Hardwoods from the rainforest.
Only use hardwood that is FSC certified
( this ensures it comes from a legal source and not from the rainforest)
Choose native hardwoods instead of tropical hardwoods