Cutting Down Mother Nature Deforestation - 2387 Words

Cutting Down Mother Nature Deforestation has been an ancient process that has been ongoing since at least since the beginnings of human civilization. It was both a method that focused on survival, but now the act of cutting down a wide area of trees has accelerated to massive proportions for mostly economic profit. Deforestation has already impacted the Earth in such a way that its forests and resources are running out at a massive rate. What had used to be a mere tool for survival has now turned into a wound on nature. In 2010, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) had published a global assessment that explained the global rate of deforestation. According to the FAO (2010), in the last 2 decades over 28 million hectares or†¦show more content†¦How Deforestation Can Affect the Environment Forests are a highly important part of Earth’s ecosystems and its animals, but are also a main source of resources much desired by humans. The need for these products has lead to massive amounts of deforestation and to several changes to the environment. Deforestation would affect the environment in a way that leads to the rising of earth’s climate, and deterioration in soil fertility which are important for the survival of plants and humans alike. Plants will need soil and sufficient climate for growth while humans require them for growing food. Deforestation would bring several devastating effects that would affect both local and global environments. Not only can deforestation remove entire forests, but it can also have devastating effects on the soil making sure that forests and other plants cannot regrow in that area. Once the vegetation and plant life is eradicated from the area, soil erosion and a loss in soil fertility will become an accumulating problem. According to the National Department of Agriculture (1999), Soil erosion is the act of soil, or more specifically the nutritious top-soil that plants depend on so much, being washed away by rain, streams, or any other flowing water source (para. 9). Furthermore, according to the article, Effects of Deforestation, written by The Guardian (1999),