Deforestation means the intentional cleaning of our forestry land. Forests are razed to create more agricultural space for animal grazing and to produce raw materials for fuel, manufacturing and construction.

These activities pose a threat to our worlds biodiversity. Tropical forests are home to a great number of species and habitats so as deforestation practices continue to increase, so does the amount of species lead into mass-extinction. More immediately, loss of trees from a forest leaves soil more prone to erosion. As the forests shift from being an enclosed moist environment to an open & dry one (the process of desertification), the plants become more vulnerable to fire.

As well as this, the cutting down of these trees can result in more serious gas explosions. Trees release oxygen and as they do this, they absorb carbon dioxide as photosynthesis and store it in their trunk. When they are cut and burned, this carbon dioxide is released and returns back into the air. These trees no longer release the oxygen we breathe. With fewer trees to take in carbon dioxide in the first place, this greenhouse gas accumulates in the atmosphere and accelerates global warming.