Deforestation
Deforestation
1. Deforestation.
2. Causes.
3. Effect.
4. Solutions.
• Pakistan
Deforestation is the full or large
scale removal of a forest, or area
of tress, in order to clear land for
human development.
Deforestation”
is the direct or indirect human-
induced conversion of forested
land to non-forested land
Causes
Population increase.
1.Overgrazing
Industrialization. 2.Fuel wood
Urbanization. 3.Forest fires
Roadconstruction 4.Timber
Minning 5.Forest disease
6.Land slides
Cultivation:
Countries clear large
areas of land so that they
can grow and develop
them.
Nutrients depleted
Overgrazing in forests
destroyes newly
regenerated growth. It
also makes soil more
compact and impervious.
Overgrazing also
accelerates the soil
erosion.
Fuel wood
developmental activities
were in progress for past
few decades.
causes
• Source for fiber, material that is used to
weave baskets, ropes, nets, string and
other items of utility.
• EROSION CONTROL:
• They control the erosion of soil. They hold soil by
preventing rain from washing and taking it away
directly.
Forested Deforested
Wildlife:
• Tropical rainforest contains undoubtedly the world’s
largest gene pool. Its bio-diversity is so great that at
least 50% of the earth’s species are living in it.
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(Reported by Ahmad and Al-Bukhan on the authority
of Anas in Al Adab Al-Mufrad, see also Sahih Al-
Jami' Al-Saghir, Number 1424)