Deforestation is a major problem is the world today. Forests are vital to planet, supporting vast ecosystems of plants, animals and birds and absorbing CO2 to maintain the atmosphere of the Earth. Unfortunately, areas of woodland are being increasingly diminished because of the following reasons.
• Farmland is being created for more and more crop growth. Clearing space for these areas of farmland means cutting down trees.
• Climate change is having an effect as rising temperatures are killing forests.
• Large companies are accessing timber from the developing world without consideration of the rights of the people who live there.
It is important that we take action against deforestation to preserve our planet.