{"id":2959,"date":"2022-04-26T18:37:16","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T18:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatetransform.com\/?p=2959"},"modified":"2022-07-05T08:08:20","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T08:08:20","slug":"types-of-deforestation-forms-causes-consequences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatetransform.com\/types-of-deforestation-forms-causes-consequences\/","title":{"rendered":"Types of Deforestation: Forms, Causes & Consequences"},"content":{"rendered":"
There are various types and causes of deforestation. <\/span>Deforestation is the permanent removal or thinning of forests by humans.<\/span>1<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span> It is responsible for 10 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions.<\/span>2<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span> Not only does it release large quantities of carbon dioxide<\/a> (CO2), it also destroys complex ecosystems.<\/span>3<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span> Modern rates of deforestation compare to one football pitch of trees being cleared every second.<\/span>4<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Trees once covered 48 percent of our planet.<\/span><\/span>5<\/sup><\/a><\/span> <\/span>Now, just 20 percent of the Earth\u2019s original forests remain pristine and undisturbed.<\/span><\/span>6<\/sup><\/a><\/span> <\/span>The rate of deforestation has increased markedly since the mid-20th Century. <\/span>In the past 70 years, more than half of all rainforests have been removed.<\/span>7<\/sup><\/a><\/span> If this unsustainable practise continues, we will cause irrevocable damage to our planet.<\/span>8<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n There are various types of deforestation. However, clear-cutting and slash-and-burn are the two types of deforestation that are most prevalent. Due to the resources at hand or the cause of deforestation, one of these two methods is usually employed.<\/span><\/p>\n Clear-cutting is the clearing of all trees from a site so that a new, even-age stand of timber can be planted instead.<\/span> The practice is subject to much criticism. Opponents cite soil and water degradation, ugly denuding of landscapes and other damages.<\/span> Nevertheless, it is favored for being the most financially efficient way of harvesting trees.<\/span>9<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Slash-and-burn is another form of deforestation. Some Indigenous Peoples in the tropics employ this method.<\/span>10<\/sup><\/a><\/span> <\/span>An area of forest is cleared by cutting down trees and burning the wood.<\/span>11<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span> Crops are then planted in the space that is created, and the land is farmed for a few years.<\/span>12<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span> After a while, the land becomes unproductive, the area is abandoned, and a new patch of forest is cut down.<\/span>13<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span> It is a type of shifting agriculture, named after its itinerant nature.<\/span>14<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Agriculture is the leading cause of deforestation<\/a>.<\/span>15<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span> It is responsible for at least 80 per cent of deforestation in the tropics.<\/span>16<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span> A mere four commodities are behind the vast majority of tropical deforestation: beef, soy, palm oil, and wood products.<\/span><\/span>17<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Making space for cattle ranching and growing soy requires the removal of trees in the Amazon rainforest.<\/span>18<\/sup><\/a><\/span> <\/span>Rainforests in Southeast Asia are razed and replaced by palm oil plantations.<\/span>19<\/sup><\/a><\/span> West African nations have stripped away their forests to supply the global chocolate business.<\/span>20<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span> More than 80 percent of the Ivory Coast\u2019s forests have been lost in pursuit of profits from cocoa beans.<\/span>21<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span> On a far smaller scale, subsistence farmers also clear forests to plant crops for their families.<\/span>22<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Forestry practices account for a significant proportion of the rest of the world\u2019s deforestation. Logging operations fulfill the world\u2019s demand for wood and paper products, by felling countless trees each year.<\/span>23<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span> To access remote trees, loggers construct roads deep into forests, often building them illegally.<\/span>24<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span> This leads to further harm, as 95 percent of all deforestation occurs within five kilometers of a road or navigable river.<\/span>25<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nHow many types of deforestation are there?<\/h2>\n
Clear-cutting deforestation<\/h3>\n
Slash-and-burn deforestation<\/h3>\n
What types of industries are fuelled by deforestation?<\/h2>\n