PRESENTATION ON ‘ DEFORESTATION ‘ MADE BY :1} ABHISHEK HINGNE . 2} YASHWARDHAN GOSAVI. 3}SWATI HALWAR 4}GHANSHYAM GOLAIT Guided By:--Mrs PALLAVI JOSHI.
1} INTRODUCTION. 2} CAUSES CAU SES OF DEFORESTATION. DEFORESTATION. DEFORESTATION. 3} EFFCTS OF DEFORESTATION. 4} REMEDIAL MEASURES. MEASURES.
IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE, IT CAN BE DEFINED AS CUTTING OF TREE’S OR FOREST FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES. DEFORESTATION:-
SATELLITE SNAP OF DEFORESTATION…
Environmental issues effect every life on this planet from the smallest parasite to the the human race. The reason for this is simple. A single disruption in the Earth’s delicate balance can mean certain destruction of the very place that cradles the lives of many species. What is not so simple is finding alternatives to the now dangerous and confronting acts of planet degradation that have been afflicted on the planet over recent years. One such issue that requires consideration is deforestation. Trees Trees have been or are being cut down at increasingly high rates. If this is not stopped many unfavorable side effects could result…….. DEFORESTA DEFOREST ATION IS ON OF THE T HE MAIN M AIN DEFORESTATION THE ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENT AL ISSUE….. ISSUE …..
SOME OF THE MAIN CAUSES OF DEFORESTATION ARE :-
1}POPULATION GROWTH
DUE TO EVERINCREASING POPULATION , FOREST ARE CUT ON LARGE SCALE . FOREST ARE MAINLY CUT FOR :-
A) BUILDING HOUSES
FOR SETTLEMENT OF THIS OVERGROWING POPULATION FOREST AREA’S ARE CLEARED. NOW-A-DAYS THERE IS CEMENT FOREST EVERY WHERE…
B) CONSTUCTION OF DAMS
TO MEET THE NEED OF WATER , FOREST ARE CUT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF DAMS. FOR THIS LARGE AREAS FOREST ARE CLEARED AND AFTER THAT THERE IS CONSTRUCTION OF DAMS.
C} DEFOREATSTATION FOR PAPER
PAPER IS PREPARED FROM TREES…i.e. FROM FOREST. BUT TODAY WE WASTE PAPER , BY THROWING OR BURNING IT. INSTEAD OF THIS IT CAN BE RECYCLED.
D} DEFORESTATION FOR WOOD MAKING ARTICLES
FOR MAKING VARIOUS VARIOUS WOOD ARTICES FOREST ARE CUT DOWN FOR OBTAINING WOOD. EG. FOR PREAPARING PREAPARING BENCHES IN SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, DOORS , TABLES , IN CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS , ET ETC. C.
2} DEFORESTATION FOR FARMING
TO MEET THE FOOD NECESITY DUE TO POPULATION EXPLOSION EXPL OSION LARGE L ARGE AREAS OF FOREST ARE CONVERTED INTO FARMS.
3} DEFORESTATION FOR FUELS
IN DEVELOPING COUNTRY COUNTR Y LIKE LI KE INDIA WOOD IS USED AS THE MAIN FUEL .
4} NATURAL CAUSE
DUE TO CYCLONES , EATHQUAKE , TSUNAMIS LARGE NUMBER OF TREES GETS UPROOTED.
1} EFFECT ON BIO BIODIVERSITY •
The WORLD WILDLIFE FUND (WWF) defines biodiversity as "the wealth of life on Earth, the millions of plants, animals, and microorganisms, the genes they contain and the intricate ecosystems they build into the living environment." Rainforest are one of the most biologically diverse regions of the world. Over a millions species of plants and animals are known to live in the forests and millions more are not classified. The unique environment of the rainforest allows for such biodiversity to exist.
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The process of deforestation in various geographical regions is destroying this unique environment. Consequently, many animals and plants that live in the rainforests face the specter of extinction. The extinction of the plants and animals leads to diminished gene pool. The lack of biodiversity and a reduced planetary gene pool could have many unforeseen ramifications, some of which could be fatal to the future of humanity. Due to this many species of plants and animals are on the verge of extinction.
2} CLIMATE CHANGE • DUE TO FOREST ARE DESTROYED ON LARGE SCALE FOLLOWING EFFECTS ON CLIMATE CHANGE TAKES PLACE:-
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Desiccation of previously moist forest soil. Dramatic Increase in Temperature Extremes . Moist Humid Region Changes to Desert . No Recycling of Water. Less Carbon Dioxide and Nitrogen Exchange . More Desertification .
• UNEVEN RAINFALL . • DUE TO THIS CROPS PATTERN GETS DISTRUBED .
3} GLOBAL WARMING • DUE TO DEFOREST DEFOR ESTA ATION , THERE IS INCREASE OF CARBON-DI-OXIDE GAS IN ATMOSPHERE . • AS A RESULT , GREEN GR EEN HOUSE EFFFECT EFFF ECT AND THUS ,GLOBAL WARMING .
• THERE ARE MANY HAZARDOUS EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING . • LIKE MELTING OF GLACIERS AND THUS INCREASE IN SEA LEVEL , TEMPERATURE RISE ETC.
Effects Of Deforestation………
• FIRST STEP TO PREVENT DEFORESTATION , IS NOT TO CUT FOREST. • INSTEAD OF USING PAPER MADE FROM WOOD , WE SHOULD USE PAPER MADE FROM OTHER ECOFRIENDLY MATERIALS. • INSTEAD OF USING WOOD AS FUEL , WE SHOULD USE OTHER SOFISTICATED SOFISTICA TED FUELS FUE LS .
PERCENTAGE OF FOREST AREA DESIGNED FOR CONSERVATION….
