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(Created page with "Category:Problems thumb|Forests are typically cleared by burning. thumb|Most rainforest destruction is to make room for pasture to raise cows. '''Deforestation''' is the destruction of forests. ==Causes== ===Land use=== Forests are cleared so that the land can be used for some ''purpose''. In most cases, it's to make <span style="background:#FF09">'''farm land'''</span>. * Global land...") |
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* [[Global land usage - status quo|Agriculture uses far more land than housing, mining, and every other usage combined]]. | * [[Global land usage - status quo|Agriculture uses far more land than housing, mining, and every other usage combined]]. | ||
===Logging=== | ===Logging=== | ||
Forests are cut down | Forests are cut down to make '''wood'''. [[Tree farming]] ''can'' be sustainable if done in moderation - but the problem arises when '''old-growth forests''' are cut down. | ||
{{talk|TODO: Explain what old-growth forests are exactly (wild habitats){{pbr}}* Why they can't be replaced {{light|(they're much more biodiverse than you can get by replanting trees)}}{{pbr}}* There's very little old-growth forest left on Earth (make a map maybe){{pbr}}* Endangered species live there (list some examples maybe){{pbr}}* Why we should care}} | {{talk|TODO: Explain what old-growth forests are exactly (wild habitats){{pbr}}* Why they can't be replaced {{light|(they're much more biodiverse than you can get by replanting trees)}}{{pbr}}* There's very little old-growth forest left on Earth (make a map maybe){{pbr}}* Endangered species live there (list some examples maybe){{pbr}}* Why we should care}} | ||
==Effects== | ==Effects== | ||
* Endangered species die | * Endangered species die | ||