Deforestation
The cutting down of
trees indiscriminately to meet up the basic needs of food and housing and thus
destroying the ecological balance is called deforestation. Man needs houses,
furniture, firewood etc. For this, man uses wood. Wood is also used in big
industries. Man makes shops, educational institutions, boats. launches, trucks
and other vehicles that lead many people to cut down trees. It poses threats to
our environment. There are also many people engaged in trafficking trees from
the forests making vast areas almost desert and leaving many wild animals in
danger.
All these have multifarious effects on the environment. Deforestation
is very closely related to environment pollution and the greenhouse effects.
Trees absorb poisonous carbon dioxide and produce oxygen and thereby maintain a
balanced environment. But owing to deforestation, the amount of carbon dioxide
is increasing day by day. Consequently, various natural calamities such as
flood, drought. Cyclone, tornado etc. are occurring very often on earth with
the rapid change of global climate. And these are wreaking a great havoc upon
life and property. Floods and droughts, cyclones and tornadoes are the common
phenomena in a region or in a country where deforestation is 20ing on. In our
country, less rainfall. excessive rainfall, bad harvest, soil erosion,
extinction of wild animals, the greenhouse effects are the problems occurring
and prevailing owing to deforestation. To stop deforestation, some pragmatic
steps should be taken. A social movement
should be launched to prevent deforestation. Social awareness can be raised
regarding adverse effects of deforestation. Above all, the government must be
strict in stopping
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