Pollution: A global public health crisis
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- ON A FIELD TRIP:
- me the same, why is this?
- I see few trees
- This is due to the deforestation that is clearing earth's forest on a massive scale.
- What can you tell me about the landscape?
- How serious is this situation?
- at the current rate of destruction, the world's rainforest can completely disappear within 100 years.
- Forestry and Agriculture are responsible for 24% of greenhouse gas emissions, making deforestation a significant contributor to climate change.
- How is deforestation related to climate change?
- Deforestation impacts the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere in two ways.
- Fewer forests mean larger amounts of greenhouse gases entering the atmosphere, and increased speed and severity of global warming.
- First, when trees are felled, they release the carbon they are storing into the atmosphere. Second, trees play a critical role in absorbing the greenhouse gases that fuel global warming.
- This also affects the more than two billion peoplewho rely on forests as sources of food and shelter.
- I have a question, what other functions do trees have?
- But deforestation destroys these habitats, diminishing biodiversity. Some estimate that four to six thousand rainforest species go extinct each year.
- In addition to helping regulate the earth's climate, forests provide habitats for over 80% of the plants and animals that live on land.
- master, but how can we stop deforestation?
- To reduce the environmental impact of deforestation on our planet within our reach, it would be to campaign promoting the elimination of clear cutting and a greater planting of new trees to replace those removed.
- There are already experts carrying out efforts such as the management of forest resources.
- TEN YEARS LATER:
- Although some species of plants and animals disappeared forever, we won the fight against deforestation by helping to prevent further loss of biodiversity.
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