DEFORESTATION

BY

Fabian Koh
&
Jessica Loi
 What Is
Deforestation?
• Logging and/or
burning of
trees in
forested areas

• Clearing of
trees
 Importance of Forests
• Home to 50%-90% of organisms
• Spices and medicines
• Maintain/Improve quality of air
• Replenishes the atmosphere
• Cools and regulates the Earth’s
temperature
• Prevents soil erosion & landslides
 Causes
• Overpopulation
• Agriculture
– Slash and burn
– Cattle grazing
– Cash crops
• Commercial & Industrial purposes
• Others
– Building of dams
– Acid rain
EFFECTS
 Loss of
Biodiversity

Dead fishes washed ashore at

the Rajang River caused by
deforestation
 Erosion
•Degradation of soil
•Formation of sediments
in river
Flooding
•Deforestation
increases the surface
run-off from rainfall
•Without forests, a
greater proportion of
rain falls to the
ground.
Climate Change
• Amount of CO2
increases.
• 2007 – 2.2 billion
tons of Carbon
emitted every
year.
 Controlling Deforestation
• Kyoto Protocol
• New methods of farming
• Forest management
• Certification of sustainable forest
management practices
• Reforestation
 What should we do as
an
• Practise theindividual?
5Rs
– Reduce
– Reuse
– Recycle
– Rethink
– Repair