Deforestation is a pretty broad issue. Without trees, erosion often occurs and sweeps the land into nearby rivers. With the cutting of trees the soil is directly exposed to the sun which dries them dry. This process is mainly responsible for floods, loss of biodiversity, food ecosystem, wildlife extinction and habitat loss. Deforestation affects the people and animals where trees are cut, as well as the wider world. Eighty percent of Earth’s land animals and plants live in forests, and the process threatens species including the orang-utan, Sumatran tiger, and many species of birds. This issue has many seriously damaging effects. It disrupts the water cycle and increases the level of carbon dioxide and decreases oxygen levels. Further, it also causes floods, droughts, soil erosion and more. This can be averted by various countermeasures. First of all, we should afforestation which is growing of trees in the forest. This would help to resolve the loss of the trees cut down. Moreover, the use of plant-based products should increase.

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