Credit to: Geophotos
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“cutting trees for sale as timber or pulp”
Most importantly, loss of habitat for millions of
plants and animals.
Selective logging- Loggers select a specific type
of tree to cut down based on its species.
Clear-cutting- Loggers do not need a specific
type of wood so they cut all the trees down.
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Logging ruins the soil of areas that the trees
had previously covered.
Areas that have been logged are 8 times more
likely to be settled by shifting cultivators than
those that haven’t been logged.
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Credit to Geograph.org
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More than 70% of the planet’s plants and
animals live in forests. National Geographic
Logging is one of the leading causes of
rainforest destruction.
Logging has slowed due to increased
awareness of this issue.
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Credit to:
Traveljournals.net
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Only cutting down one or two trees within an
area.
It is still harmful to surrounding trees, as these
trees are connected to other trees through vines
or their branches are running through each
other.
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Lost over 24 million hectares of their forest
over the last 20 years.
Plan is to cut emissions by 26% by 2020.
By giving communities ownership of the land,
people are driven to grow the depleted forests.
Credit to
World Resources
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Effects of Logging on RCW Habitat
Source: ForestsForLife
Length: 24 Seconds
Credit to: Geograph
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One unlikely option is to stop clear-cutting
altogether.
A more-likely solution is to plant trees in the
same places where trees had just been cut
down.
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Sustainable Logging
Source: National Geographic
Length: 2:38
While some people claim that sustainable
logging is possible, only 1% of all logging is
truly sustainable.
Credit to: Happyworker
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