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Deforestation 2
Deforestation
Deforestation refers to massive destruction of forests through cutting down of tress. The
forest cover in the world’s land mass is about 31% and human beings have threatened to reduce
this value further through cutting deforestation for various other land uses such as construction,
excavation and farming. This paper examines the effects of deforestation is various aspects such
as economic, social, political, ecological, cultural, historical and historically.
Economically, deforestation exposes human beings to climate changes that may increase
natural calamities such as cyclones, hurricanes, rising sea levels and drought. The effects natural
calamities may include destruction of property, roads power and communication. In addition, the
calamities may also affect other economic activities such as farming and business activities
(Wang, & Qiu, 2017). It also costs governments a lot of money in disaster management and
prevention.
Social effects of deforestation manifest in various ways. Climate changes caused by
deforestations may lead to population redistribution, adverse weather and natural calamities
cause human suffering and increases poverty. Climate changes also causes health risks on people
such as cancer due to greenhouse effect and depletion of the ozone layer.
Ecological effects of deforestation include effects on the natural landscape. One of these
is soil erosion. Deforestation leaves soils loose and without wind breakers this exposes the soil to
agents of erosion such as wind or running water (MacDougall, MacLeod, & Beltrami, 2015,
April). Climatic changes as a result of deforestation may also cause desertification as
deforestation affects rainfall patterns.