Deforestation provides a lot of needed material for furniture making and construction despite the drastic environmental impacts. Do you think the advantages of deforestation outweigh the disadvantages?

The discussion of

deforestation

is surely one that begs the question of exactly how advantageous it truly is. In my opinion,

due to

the high costs borne by the environment,

deforestation

has more cons

overall

.

Although

the apparent ecological issues do present a challenge, the phenomenon has its importance for businesses. Take

for instance

the construction, paper or furniture industry; all of them have a heavy reliance on wood, with

deforestation

being the only resort. Millions of people are employed in

such

industries and billions of dollars are generated by businesses

as well as

tax dollars which overwhelmingly justifies the action.

Nevertheless

, one way that

deforestation

can be catastrophic is

due to

the removal of trees. These very trees maintain an apropos ecological balance and doing away with them can be extremely adverse.

For example

, all the oxygen being pumped out by trees and the Carbon Dioxide

that is

absorbed, leading to cleaner air, will be negatively affected by the removal of

such

greenery.

Consequently

, air quality will be harshly damaged.

Finally

, another notable factor that presents a detriment is the use of fossil fuels to accomplish

deforestation

. Given that chainsaws, tractors and similar heavy machinery

is

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employed to undergo

deforestation

, a plethora of gas is consumed in the process.

This

contributes to

further

emissions of greenhouse gases

as well as

depletes our existing reserves,

hence

, yielding yet another damaging environmental consequence. In conclusion, both sides present strong arguments;

nonetheless

, given the debilitating impact on the atmosphere, the disadvantages dominate the discussion. If

deforestation

is equalled by similar afforestation efforts, the detractors of the former could be satiated.