Deforestation

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Deforestation is the permanent destruction of forests and woodlands. The increasing world population requires greater food production and deforestation occurs as the forests are converted for agricultural uses. The paper shows that in the last three decades, one-fifth of all tropical forests were lost. Currently, 12 million hectares of forests are cleared annually. The paper examines how deforestation affects the world's eco-system and destroys species of plants and animals that can never be returned to nature.

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"The facts and ideas mentioned lead one to conclude that, with the present rate of destruction of the tropical rain forests throughout the world, there is great danger of mass extinction of thousands of species. This is due to the simple fact that primary tree species from the tropical rain forests are incapable of recolonizing large areas opened to intensive and extensive agriculture."

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