Deforestation in 21st Century Where Have All the Trees Gone
Heres a bit of a head scratcher there are multiple forms of deforestation. Wait Isnt deforestation just about cutting down trees Youd think so, but it isnt necessarily that simple. Deforestation isnt simply loggers cutting down trees to be turned into houses, furniture, and paper. It is also clearing out trees for farms, both crops, and cattle. Cattle farming for instance accounts for a lot of the deforestation occurring in the world, especially in Brazil. The crops the forest might get cleared out include rubber trees and cocoa plants, both of which are major cash crops in South America where much of the worlds rainforest is located. All of it takes away a significant part of the worlds oxygenproducing trees. There have been lots of victories though. There are people who remember that once upon a time, vast swaths of forest were cut down, with no plans to replenish them. Back in the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, its easy to see how Europeans would see the vast forests of this s
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