Deforestation is the act of clearing large areas of forest. Deforestation has been going on for a really long time people have been cutting down large amounts of trees for millennia. But it started to accelerate in 8,000 bc and the 1900s those times were when half of the forest loss happened. People used deforestation for a lot of different things like
When places cut down trees it depreives some human of there food source. Some humans use tropical trees as a food source so when there cut down it makes them have to find a new food source which can sometimes end up impossible. On this first page about the negative effects on humans you'll find things about how it can effect humans food source and other things.
When companys count down trees they make more space for agriculture,food,and materials for more modern humans. It also gives us the products we need like wood products, beef, soy, and palm oil. On this second page you'll find things about the postive effects on humans.
Companys cutting down trees also destroy animals habitats causing hunters to easily be able to catch these animals. Deforestation also destroys some animals food sources causing them to start to go extinct. This page will be about the effects on animals and the earth.
