{"id":598,"date":"2021-03-01T12:44:16","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T12:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatetransform.com\/?p=598"},"modified":"2022-07-04T11:23:26","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T11:23:26","slug":"what-is-deforestation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatetransform.com\/what-is-deforestation\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Deforestation?"},"content":{"rendered":"<center><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zAwQ92TY1a0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">Deforestation is the practice of destroying tree populations in forests. It is the opposite of forestation, which is the process of growing new trees on land.<span id='easy-footnote-1-598' class='easy-footnote-margin-adjust'><\/span><span class='easy-footnote'><a href='https:\/\/climatetransform.com\/what-is-deforestation\/#easy-footnote-bottom-1-598' title='www.fao.org. (n.d.). FRA 2000 on definitions of forest and forest change. [online] Available at: http:\/\/www.fao.org\/3\/ad665e\/ad665e04.htm [Accessed 19 Feb. 2021].'><sup>1<\/sup><\/a><\/span> However, deforestation doesn&#8217;t just destroy ecosystems and animal shelters; it also destroys the soil and contributes to climate change. It is one of the most destructive acts we can commit in a region.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\r\n<h2><strong>What are the five biggest causes of deforestation?<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><!-- \/wp:heading -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\r\n<p>The five biggest <a href=\"https:\/\/climatetransform.com\/top-10-facts-about-deforestation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">causes of deforestation<\/a> are:<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:list --><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Expanding farmland<\/li>\r\n<li>Cattle ranching (expanding cattle ranches for livestock)<\/li>\r\n<li>Timber logging<\/li>\r\n<li>Infrastructure projects (such as roads, mining and hydroelectric dams)<\/li>\r\n<li>Use of land for new housing<span id='easy-footnote-2-598' class='easy-footnote-margin-adjust'><\/span><span class='easy-footnote'><a href='https:\/\/climatetransform.com\/what-is-deforestation\/#easy-footnote-bottom-2-598' title='https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/onegreenplanet (2017). 5 Big Causes of Deforestation and How You Can Stop It. [online] One Green Planet. Available at: https:\/\/www.onegreenplanet.org\/animalsandnature\/5-big-causes-of-deforestation-and-how-you-can-stop-it\/.'><sup>2<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><!-- \/wp:list -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\r\n<p>&#8220;The main reason tropical forests are disappearing is not a mystery \u2013 vast areas continue to be cleared for soy, beef, palm oil, timber, and other globally traded commodities&#8221;, says Frances Seymour at the World Resources Institute. \u201cMuch of this clearing is illegal and linked to corruption\u201d.<span id='easy-footnote-3-598' class='easy-footnote-margin-adjust'><\/span><span class='easy-footnote'><a href='https:\/\/climatetransform.com\/what-is-deforestation\/#easy-footnote-bottom-3-598' title='Carrington, D., Guti\u00e9rrez, P., Niko Kommenda and Cath Levett (2018). One football pitch of forest lost every second in 2017, data reveals. [online] the Guardian. Available at: https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/ng-interactive\/2018\/jun\/27\/one-football-pitch-of-forest-lost-every-second-in-2017-data-reveals.'><sup>3<\/sup><\/a><\/span>\u200c<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\r\n<h2><strong>Where is deforestation happening?<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><!-- \/wp:heading -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\r\n<p>In 2015, California and large parts of Brazil and South Africa faced unprecedented droughts.<span id='easy-footnote-4-598' class='easy-footnote-margin-adjust'><\/span><span class='easy-footnote'><a href='https:\/\/climatetransform.com\/what-is-deforestation\/#easy-footnote-bottom-4-598' title=' Opinion | Deforestation and Drought. (2015). The New York Times. [online] 9 Oct. Available at: https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/10\/11\/opinion\/sunday\/deforestation-and-drought.html.'><sup>4<\/sup><\/a><\/span> Water needed to be rationed, as the expected rainfall never came. Occasional droughts are not uncommon, but this was much worse. While the mainstream media rarely discusses why droughts have become more frequent, a predominant cause is deforestation.<span id='easy-footnote-5-598' class='easy-footnote-margin-adjust'><\/span><span class='easy-footnote'><a href='https:\/\/climatetransform.com\/what-is-deforestation\/#easy-footnote-bottom-5-598' title=' Opinion | Deforestation and Drought. (2015). The New York Times. [online] 9 Oct. Available at: https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/10\/11\/opinion\/sunday\/deforestation-and-drought.html.'><sup>5<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\r\n<p>Brazil is perhaps the world&#8217;s most well-known case of deforestation and forest cover loss. Pristine rainforest land, around 12 times the size of New York City, has been razed to the ground from mid-2018 to mid-2019. That is a significant increase compared to previous years. The President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, openly wants to weaken enforcement of environmental laws and efforts to fight illegal logging, mining and ranching.<span id='easy-footnote-6-598' class='easy-footnote-margin-adjust'><\/span><span class='easy-footnote'><a href='https:\/\/climatetransform.com\/what-is-deforestation\/#easy-footnote-bottom-6-598' title='Amazon Deforestation in Brazil Rose Sharply on Bolsonaro\u2019s Watch. (2019). The New York Times. [online] 18 Nov. Available at: https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/11\/18\/world\/americas\/brazil-amazon-deforestation.html.'><sup>6<\/sup><\/a><\/span> But, the impact of such a large-scale removal of trees is not confined to Brazil \u2013 it is felt around the world.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\r\n<h2><strong>What are the effects of deforestation?<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><!-- \/wp:heading -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} --><\/p>\r\n<h3><strong>Greenhouse gas emissions<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><!-- \/wp:heading -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\r\n<p>Deforestation has a devastating impact on biodiversity and shelter for wild animals. But, it also has an effect on the broader climate. Trees remove carbon from the atmosphere, and they store it for hundreds of years. They also turn carbon dioxide (CO2) into oxygen using photosynthesis. By cutting trees down and losing forest cover, we <a href=\"https:\/\/climate.nasa.gov\/news\/2927\/examining-the-viability-of-planting-trees-to-help-mitigate-climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">release that carbon back<\/a> into the air and slowly destroy the lungs of our planet through greenhouse gas emissions.<span id='easy-footnote-7-598' class='easy-footnote-margin-adjust'><\/span><span class='easy-footnote'><a href='https:\/\/climatetransform.com\/what-is-deforestation\/#easy-footnote-bottom-7-598' title='Buis, A. (2019). Examining the Viability of Planting Trees to Help Mitigate Climate Change \u2013 Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet. [online] Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet. Available at: https:\/\/climate.nasa.gov\/news\/2927\/examining-the-viability-of-planting-trees-to-help-mitigate-climate-change\/.'><sup>7<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\r\n<p>The current rate of deforestation around the world is unsustainable. Millions of hectares are being deforested. We should not only ask what is deforestation but also how we can prevent the removal of trees and keep carbon dioxide stored in the ground.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} --><\/p>\r\n<h3><strong>Droughts<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><!-- \/wp:heading -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\r\n<p>Trees also regulate water vapour in the air and attract rain. This is how many rainforests thrive. But the flip side is that deforestation can turn a wet region into a place with arid conditions.<span id='easy-footnote-8-598' class='easy-footnote-margin-adjust'><\/span><span class='easy-footnote'><a href='https:\/\/climatetransform.com\/what-is-deforestation\/#easy-footnote-bottom-8-598' title='Sheil, D. (2009). How Forests Attract Rain: An Examination of a New Hypothesis. [online] ResearchGate. Available at: https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/232695799_How_Forests_Attract_Rain_An_Examination_of_a_New_Hypothesis [Accessed 17 Feb. 2021].'><sup>8<\/sup><\/a><\/span>\u00a0When people ask what is deforestation, they rarely connect the rate of deforestation to drought. Cutting down trees can reduce the rain that these trees attract to the area, thus depriving other trees of vital water. This can create a vicious downward spiral, in which even more forests simply die of thirst.<span id='easy-footnote-9-598' class='easy-footnote-margin-adjust'><\/span><span class='easy-footnote'><a href='https:\/\/climatetransform.com\/what-is-deforestation\/#easy-footnote-bottom-9-598' title='Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com (2017). Drought, forest loss cause vicious circle in Amazon | DW | 13.03.2017. [online] DW.COM. Available at: https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/drought-forest-loss-cause-vicious-circle-in-amazon\/a-37882115.'><sup>9<\/sup><\/a><\/span>\u200c This is likely why large parts of the world, including Brazil, India, China, Australia and California, have faced unprecedented droughts.<span id='easy-footnote-10-598' class='easy-footnote-margin-adjust'><\/span><span class='easy-footnote'><a href='https:\/\/climatetransform.com\/what-is-deforestation\/#easy-footnote-bottom-10-598' title='World Resources Institute. (2015). A Global Tour of 7 Recent Droughts. [online] Available at: https:\/\/www.wri.org\/blog\/2015\/06\/global-tour-7-recent-droughts.2021].'><sup>10<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_662\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-662\" style=\"width: 651px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img class=\"wp-image-662 \" src=\"https:\/\/climatetransform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/dry-pond-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"651\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/climatetransform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/dry-pond-.jpg 1599w, https:\/\/climatetransform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/dry-pond--300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/climatetransform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/dry-pond--1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/climatetransform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/dry-pond--768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/climatetransform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/dry-pond--1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/climatetransform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/dry-pond--750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/climatetransform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/dry-pond--1140x760.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-662\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><center>A dry pond<\/center><\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"left\",\"id\":662,\"width\":381,\"height\":254,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><\/p>\r\n<h3><strong>Soil erosion<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><!-- \/wp:heading -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\r\n<p>Forests also protect the soil. They keep it together and provide it with nutrition. By destroying them, we increase the likelihood of flooding and reduce the quality of the soil. In China, the government has slowly started to recognise this. It is even paying farmers to create forests to improve the soil and stop farms from being flooded.<span id='easy-footnote-11-598' class='easy-footnote-margin-adjust'><\/span><span class='easy-footnote'><a href='https:\/\/climatetransform.com\/what-is-deforestation\/#easy-footnote-bottom-11-598' title='\u200cCIFOR Forests News. (2018). In China, paying farmers to restore forest landscapes. [online] Available at: https:\/\/forestsnews.cifor.org\/53502\/in-china-paying-farmers-to-restore-forest-landscapes [Accessed 17 Feb. 2021].'><sup>11<\/sup><\/a><\/span>\u200c In other words, deforestation doesn\u2019t just turn fertile land into deserts; it can also increase the likelihood of flooding and reduce crop yields for farmers.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\r\n<h2><strong>What are the solutions to deforestation?<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><!-- \/wp:heading -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\r\n<p>There are several simple and straightforward solutions to deforestation. We need to change how we consume products and commodities at an individual level for a start. More importantly, we need to push private companies and governments to change their practices, so that they don\u2019t harm the environment.<span id='easy-footnote-12-598' class='easy-footnote-margin-adjust'><\/span><span class='easy-footnote'><a href='https:\/\/climatetransform.com\/what-is-deforestation\/#easy-footnote-bottom-12-598' title='Greenpeace (2016). Solutions to Deforestation. [online] Greenpeace USA. Available at: https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/forests\/solutions-to-deforestation\/.'><sup>12<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} --><\/p>\r\n<h3><strong>Take action as individuals<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><!-- \/wp:heading -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\r\n<p>As individuals, we can avoid single-use packaging, eat sustainable food, eat less meat and choose responsibly-produced wood products. We can also plant more trees and help conservation groups.<span id='easy-footnote-13-598' class='easy-footnote-margin-adjust'><\/span><span class='easy-footnote'><a href='https:\/\/climatetransform.com\/what-is-deforestation\/#easy-footnote-bottom-13-598' title='\u200cYoumatter. (2019). Do you hear the planet\u2019s call for help? Here are 5 steps to help stop deforestation. [online] Available at: https:\/\/youmatter.world\/en\/5-steps-to-stop-deforestation\/.'><sup>13<\/sup><\/a><\/span>\u200c We can also pressure companies to buy from sustainable sources. This can help phase out the use of environmentally damaging materials, such as plastics, or stop using certain products, such as palm oil. They can also hold their suppliers accountable to ensure that they aren&#8217;t contributing to deforestation or cattle ranching.<span id='easy-footnote-14-598' class='easy-footnote-margin-adjust'><\/span><span class='easy-footnote'><a href='https:\/\/climatetransform.com\/what-is-deforestation\/#easy-footnote-bottom-14-598' title='\u200cYoumatter. (2019). Do you hear the planet\u2019s call for help? Here are 5 steps to help stop deforestation. [online] Available at: https:\/\/youmatter.world\/en\/5-steps-to-stop-deforestation\/.'><sup>14<\/sup><\/a><\/span>\u200c<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} --><\/p>\r\n<h3><strong>Government regulation\u200c<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><!-- \/wp:heading -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\r\n<p>Governments can also create better regulation around products, such as ensuring the sustainability of forests, and they can get involved in international agreements for the protection of animals and forests. Most importantly, they can do far more to invest in new forests and ensure that older ones aren\u2019t cut down for commercial reasons.<span id='easy-footnote-15-598' class='easy-footnote-margin-adjust'><\/span><span class='easy-footnote'><a href='https:\/\/climatetransform.com\/what-is-deforestation\/#easy-footnote-bottom-15-598' title='\u200cYoumatter. (2019). Do you hear the planet\u2019s call for help? Here are 5 steps to help stop deforestation. [online] Available at: https:\/\/youmatter.world\/en\/5-steps-to-stop-deforestation\/.'><sup>15<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\r\n<p>Unless we tackle deforestation, we are more likely to see unprecedented floods and droughts, as we have seen in recent years.<span id='easy-footnote-16-598' class='easy-footnote-margin-adjust'><\/span><span class='easy-footnote'><a href='https:\/\/climatetransform.com\/what-is-deforestation\/#easy-footnote-bottom-16-598' title='\u200cGray, E. (2019). Earth\u2019s Freshwater Future: Extremes of Flood and Drought \u2013 Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet. [online] Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet. Available at: https:\/\/climate.nasa.gov\/news\/2881\/earths-freshwater-future-extremes-of-flood-and-drought\/.'><sup>16<\/sup><\/a><\/span>\u200c The health of our planet and our societies is tied to our trees.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><!-- \/wp:embed -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deforestation is the practice of destroying tree populations in forests. It is the opposite of forestation, which is the process of growing new trees on land. However, deforestation doesn&#8217;t just destroy ecosystems and animal shelters; it also destroys the soil and contributes to climate change. 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