Deforestation

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Human, did you know?
You are destroying the lungs of the Earth.

You will pay the most expensive fees in your future.

Deforestation is the action of clearing a wide areas of trees.

Deforestation activity is continuing increase. Human and animals are facing a lot of consequences by deforestation. Let’s see what is the consequences of deforestation:

Consequences of Deforestation

  1. Animals loss of habitat
    Deforestation has destroy the home of the animals and the animals do not know where to relocate.
  2. Soil erosion and flooding
    Trees are functioning to retain water and top soil. Without trees, the soil erodes and wash away , especially coastal villages will face flooding without protection of trees.
  3. Greenhouse gas emissions
    Trees are function as greenhouse gas filter. Without tree, the increasing of greenhouse gases, lead to global climate change and increase of natural disasters.

Deforestation is not only bring the consequences to animals only, human is also facing the consequences of deforestation.

Causes of Deforestation

-Agriculture Expansion
Due to increasing of global demand on commodities such as palm oil and soy bean, are driving industrial producers to clear the forests at alarming rate.

– Illegal Logging
In Indonesia, illegal logging can provide short term income for people living on less than $1 a day.

– Infrastructure Expansion
The road expansions often lead to logging and illegal logging, where opportunists slash down trees without permission from authorities.

– Overpopulation
Our Earth once housed an estimated maximum of 15 million people in prehistory. Nowadays, it sustains 7 billion people and counting. With overpopulation, there is an increase in global needs and wants, leading to expansion and deforestation. The planet’s forests are being devastated at an even rate with population growth.

Source: Paulina Lam, 2019

There are some ways you and me can help to stop deforestation:

  • Stop printing and go paperless
  • Recycle as much as possible
  • Support companies that produce products with minimum harm to environment
  • Only purchase sustainable wood products
  • Do not burn firewood excessively

Did you know?

  • Reduce meat consumption can help to stop deforestation
    Global demand of meat is increasing while the space to rear livestock does not. Therefore, animal farming become one of causes of deforestation in Amazon. Around 70% of the Amazon rainforest clearing is to make way for cattle ranches. (Sara Popescu Slavikova, 2018)
  • Don’t buy products containing palm oil
    A large percentage of the world’s palm oil production are coming from Indonesia and Malaysia, where the virgin rainforest is being cleared at an alarming rate of 2.4 million acres a year to make way for new plantations.
    If you cannot drop some of your favorite products with palm oil entirely, please find at least for an alternative that carries a sustainable palm oil certification. (Sara Popescu Slavikova, 2018)

Tree Planting Programs:

There is a lot of tree planting programs around the world. Let’s have a look and feel free to join them if you interested.

Companies Working to End Deforestation

Did you know there is a lot of company start to make their products with taken an zero deforestation initiatives. Let’s see who are they.

Disney

In response to deforestation, Disney has dropped its paper suppliers which linked to deforestation. Disney is the world’s largest publisher of children’s books and magazines. Disney’s no deforestation policy includes papers sourced directly by Disney and those sourced by licensees, vendors, and suppliers. Now, Disney prohibits the use of paper products that do not meet the FSC – Controlled Wood Standards. This decision positively influences over 25,000 factories in over 100 countries.

L’Oréal

Launching the “Sharing Beauty With All” campaign, the cosmetics giant L’Oréal aims to make all of their products with “zero deforestation” certified by 2020. L’Oréal has committed to source their products from 100% renewable raw materials from sustainable sources to ensure their business does not support any form of deforestation.

Asia Pulp and Paper

Asia Pulp and Paper is one of the world’s largest paper and pulp companies.
In June of 2013, APP announced its commitment to end deforestation by 2020. In addition to their “zero deforestation” policy, the paper giant has also put a “Forest Conservation Policy” in place to help protect Indonesia’s rainforests.

Sources: Kate Good, 2013

Let’s us stop the deforestation together.

Earth needs you and me to defend.

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