Deforestation Bibliography

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/deforestation-overview.html
This is the website I went to. It said deforestation is a big threat to the environment, many animal's and plant's homes are lost in the process. The logging industry has cut down much of the forests and are clearing them for roads so they can get deeper into the forest. Some of the logging companies are cutting down trees illegally, logging companies aren't the only reasons for deforestation. Farmers are also contributing to the cause. They are cutting down the forest for crops and livestock. Also they're "slashing and burning" little parts of the forest so they can make money and feed they're families. Trees also are a very big factor in the climate, they help with the water cycle, they shade the moist soil from the sun. Without the trees forests can become hot sizzling deserts. Also the trees help regulate the temperature in the forest, shading them in the day and keeping heat in at night. The biggest solution and the most obvious solution is STOP CUTTING DOWN TREES!!!

http://www.botany.uwc.ac.za/Envfacts/facts/deforestation.htm
12 million acres are cleared annually! Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Costa Rica, and Sri Lanka might lose all of there forests by 2050 if things don't change. There are so many different problems contributing to deforestation. Such as logging, farms, population growth, food, firewood, and building materials. Carbon Dioxide will increase because of the deforestation. Because trees feed on CO2 and let out oxygen, so the less trees the less oxygen. Trees soak up water from the earth and release it into the atmosphere. There are many ways you can help with this problem one way is using or buying an energy-efficient stove.

http://www.angelfire.com/mo/celticmoon/rainforest/rainforest.html
The rainforest is an abundant resource and is shrinking very fast. It used to be twice as large as it is now. Many plants in the rainforest has medicines in them and cancer institution and leukemia institutions need those medicines to see if they can find a cure. Many species of animals are being demolished every day approximately 100 species are being destroyed a day. Because of deforestation, deforestation is killing the animal's habitats. The Greenhouse effect and soil depletion is being caused by deforestation. It's like a chain reaction. Many tribal people are selling their land and only getting coffee beans and other materials. The tribal people are not getting a fare trade because logging corporations are selling the wood for thousands of dollars and none of it goes to the tribal people.

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Deforestation/
Deforestation is hurting not only humans but animals and plants too. Deforestation only meets some of human needs, but is it worth making animal species and plant species go extinct just for a little timber? No it's not! There may not be a lot of rainforest but it is habitat for 1/2 of the animal population that's wild. Many have micro habitats in the forest and they only live in that little area. In the rainforest there could be cures for cancer in the animals, plants, fungi, etc. genes. Most all of the nutrients are in the living plants and decomposing liter on the ground. Farmer's lands are starting to not be able to produce or hold crops anymore, because the soil composition has not fertilization. And when that land is turned into cattle land then there is a small chance of forest recovery.