The earth is fast becoming unsafe for human habitation. This is no longer a subject of speculation whispered among scientists and within government circles. Ordinary people are living the reality.

In fact, the danger is not so much of the depleting forests and its ramifications for Economic Dynamics, Mortality Rates and Global Warming, as it is about the lack of a decisive action to replenish the lost forest. As a wise man once put it, ‘the importance of trees becomes apparent when we imagine a world without them.’

Firstly, deforestation affects economic dynamics. ‘Damage to forests and other aspects of nature could halve living standards for the world’s poor and reduce global GDP by about 7% by 2050’. This is according to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) meeting in Bonn.

Until recently, utilization of forest products, including timber and firewood, has played a major role in human societies, comparable to the roles of water and cultivable land. Today, developed countries continue to utilize timber for building houses, and wood pulp for paper. In developing countries, almost three billion people rely on wood for heating and cooking.

It is beyond debate that forest products industry is a large part of the economy in both developed and developing countries. That notwithstanding, short-term economic gains made by conversion of forest to urban centres, or over-exploitation of wood products, typically lead to loss of long-term income and long-term biological productivity. As a result, West Africa, Madagascar, Southeast Asia and many other regions have experienced lower revenue because of declining timber harvests, not to mention the losses in billions of dollars illegal logging causes to national economies annually.

Not only that, deforestation also affects the economy through agriculture. Farmers continue to lament over the lack of rains during planting seasons, and the porous nature of the soil for planting. Deforestation reduces soil cohesion and the content of water in the soil so that erosion of the top soil, flooding and land sliding can ensue.

Conversely, the presence of trees help to disperse rainfall over a more even area. Leaves on the ground, keep moisture close to the ground, aiding growth and traps chemicals keeping them out of lakes and rivers.

The resultant effect is that there is a low yield, which does not only affect the individual farmer and his ability to fend for his family and repay his loans, but there is a rippling effect on the economy of that country.

Without mincing words, It will take magic for an economy to withstand the absence of trees and its derivatives, not to mention, other essentials of the economy such as agric, water, wildlife, oxygen, medicine, etc, which succeed because of the existence of trees. Indeed, the relationship between world economic crises and deforestation is direct and proportional.

Secondly, trees also affect mortality rates. The saying is true; when the last tree dies, the last man will die.

Media commentary and testimonies of first hand witnesses are replete with the wonderful healing prowess of indigenous people relying on various species of trees to heal diseases that modern science has been insufficient to cure. Aside from that, the world is not oblivious to the fact that many of the drugs in our hospitals are extracts from trees and people by merely moving from urban centres to the countryside have felt very healthy and de-stressed.

Again, human lives are largely supported by the benefits from trees atmospherically. How? Trees produce Oxygen and filter the air we breathe. For instance, a mature leafy tree produces as much oxygen in a season as 10 people inhale in a year. Trees help cleanse the air by intercepting airborne particles, and absorbing carbon dioxide, which has serious environmental implications.

In addition, trees muffle urban noise almost as effective as stonewall since trees planted at strategic points in a neighbourhood or around your house can abate a major noise from freeways and airports. If not checked, sound pollution can impair your hearing and negatively affect your mood.

Read more on Brainly.in - https://brainly.in/question/7456816#readmore

Deforestation: A Threat To Human Survival.... ;

The earth is fast becoming unsafe for human habitation. This is no longer a subject of speculation whispered among scientists and within government circles. Ordinary people are living the reality.

In fact, the danger is not so much of the depleting forests and its ramifications for Economic Dynamics, Mortality Rates and Global Warming, as it is about the lack of a decisive action to replenish the lost forest. As a wise man once put it, ‘the importance of trees becomes apparent when we imagine a world without them.’

Firstly, deforestation affects economic dynamics. ‘Damage to forests and other aspects of nature could halve living standards for the world’s poor and reduce global GDP by about 7% by 2050’. This is according to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) meeting in Bonn.

Until recently, utilization of forest products, including timber and firewood, has played a major role in human societies, comparable to the roles of water and cultivable land. Today, developed countries continue to utilize timber for building houses, and wood pulp for paper. In developing countries, almost three billion people rely on wood for heating and cooking.

It is beyond debate that forest products industry is a large part of the economy in both developed and developing countries. That notwithstanding, short-term economic gains made by conversion of forest to urban centres, or over-exploitation of wood products, typically lead to loss of long-term income and long-term biological productivity. As a result, West Africa, Madagascar, Southeast Asia and many other regions have experienced lower revenue because of declining timber harvests, not to mention the losses in billions of dollars illegal logging causes to national economies annually.

Not only that, deforestation also affects the economy through agriculture. Farmers continue to lament over the lack of rains during planting seasons, and the porous nature of the soil for planting. Deforestation reduces soil cohesion and the content of water in the soil so that erosion of the top soil, flooding and land sliding can ensue.

Conversely, the presence of trees help to disperse rainfall over a more even area. Leaves on the ground, keep moisture close to the ground, aiding growth and traps chemicals keeping them out of lakes and rivers.

The resultant effect is that there is a low yield, which does not only affect the individual farmer and his ability to fend for his family and repay his loans, but there is a rippling effect on the economy of that country.

Without mincing words, It will take magic for an economy to withstand the absence of trees and its derivatives, not to mention, other essentials of the economy such as agric, water, wildlife, oxygen, medicine, etc, which succeed because of the existence of trees. Indeed, the relationship between world economic crises and deforestation is direct and proportional.

Secondly, trees also affect mortality rates. The saying is true; when the last tree dies, the last man will die.

Media commentary and testimonies of first hand witnesses are replete with the wonderful healing prowess of indigenous people relying on various species of trees to heal diseases that modern science has been insufficient to cure. Aside from that, the world is not oblivious to the fact that many of the drugs in our hospitals are extracts from trees and people by merely moving from urban centres to the countryside have felt very healthy and de-stressed.

Again, human lives are largely supported by the benefits from trees atmospherically. How? Trees produce Oxygen and filter the air we breathe. For instance, a mature leafy tree produces as much oxygen in a season as 10 people inhale in a year. Trees help cleanse the air by intercepting airborne particles, and absorbing carbon dioxide, which has serious environmental implications.

In addition, trees muffle urban noise almost as effective as stonewall since trees planted at strategic points in a neighbourhood or around your house can abate a major noise from freeways and airports. If not checked, sound pollution can impair your hearing and negatively affect your mood.


HOPE THIS ENOUGH AND HELPS YOU!