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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 ~~because people need~~ '''wood'''. [[Tree farming]] ''can'' be sustainable if done in moderation - but the problem arises when '''old-growth 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

Elie: Created page with "Category:Problems Forests are typically cleared by burning. 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 '''farm land'''. * Global land..."

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[[Category:Problems]]
[[File:Burned forest.jpg|thumb|Forests are typically cleared by burning.]]
[[File:amazon-deforestation-drivers-2001-13-960.jpg|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 usage - status quo|Agriculture uses far more land than housing, mining, and every other usage combined]].
===Logging===
Forests are cut down because people need '''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}}
==Effects==
* Endangered species die
* Contributes to [[climate change]] {{light|(by removing sequestered carbon, it ends up back in the atmosphere)}}
==Solutions==
* '''[[Reduce the amount of land required to feed the world]]'''
* [[Stop old growth logging]]
==See also==
* [[Habitat loss]] (the more general term to refer to the destruction of ''any'' natural habitat, not just forests)
* [[Reforestation]]

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