Biology work requirement 3 biology work requirement 3
Biology work requirement 3 biology work requirement 3A
Ecological issue: Deforestation, logging
Issues:
� Effects wildlife habitats \ biodiversity
� Increases soil degradation erosion.
� Carbon storage - leads to more Carbon dioxide in atmosphere - leads to global warming
Social- technological:
� Can lead to global warming
� Less use of timber to stop
Essay.
The ecological issue that I have been researching is the Deforestation. This is a major issue in Australia and the world. Forests provide the world with a range of resources the main one being timber. Timber is used in many products but mainly for building the framework of most homes. It has been accepted for years that to get the timber we need to cut down the forests, most of us lead our daily lives not knowing the implication's that deforestation can have on the environment and society. In this eassy I will point out these implication and the causes and disadvantages of deforestation and prove that it is wrong to cut down forests.
Deforestation is the large-scale removal of forests. Why does deforestation occur?
There are a many answers to that question but the main ones are:
� For agricultural purposes eg space for building. (overpopulation)
Trees are logged for the purpose of space. In this day and age the human race is multiplying and therefore we require more space to expand cites and build more houses. To do this world government cut down any forests in their way.
� Industrial \ commercial purposes
Big industries also contribute to deforestation. EG "Macdonald's uses 800 square miles of trees...
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