Deforestation in the US- fighting for a cleaner environment

Deforestation

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is the widespread removal of

trees

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in great numbers. The term is most frequently used to describe the removal of

trees

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by humans, but other natural events, like fire or flooding, can

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do so. No matter what causes

deforestation

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, the end result is always the same: the destruction of an ecosystem that once played a crucial role in protecting our planet. The entire planet suffers

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of businesses destroying more and more of our

forests

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to create room for agriculture and industry. More

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dioxide

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may be released into the

atmosphere

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of

deforestation

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. Because

trees

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use

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dioxide

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from the

atmosphere

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during photosynthesis and because

carbon

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is chemically bound in their wood,

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is the case.

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carbon

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is released into the

atmosphere

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as

carbon

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dioxide

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when

trees

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are burned. Because there are fewer

trees

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to absorb

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dioxide

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,

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greenhouse gas builds up in the

atmosphere

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and hastens global warming. Every year,

deforestation

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threatens our environment, has an effect on human life, and results in the deaths of millions of animals.

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the US does not have a significant territory covered with

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(only 7.6% world’s total) the country yet witnesses a massive threat. Annually, 36 Million

Trees

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Are Lost in the US, which is happening in 8 specific states: Alaska, Georgia, Alabama, California, Mississippi, Oregon, Florida and Texas. One Tree Planted lists the following as the top five: Industrial farming (Meat production), Timber harvesting, Infrastructure and mining growth and

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, climate change. But not a very popular reason is the government’s influence itself.

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the fact that most of the

forests

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are located in the eastern part of the country, the region is accounted for 83% of the land owned by the private sector. It means that the government’s regulations do not apply on that land. Each state

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regulates private forestry through forestry laws, which vary greatly between states. Some of the government’s actions in order to slow down

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phenomenon are: Enforcement of environmental laws, agricultural permits, which mean that the second-tier governments are able to control the issuing of licenses for agriculture in forest areas.

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the same principle work both mining ang logging permits. Designating protected areas in threatened

forests

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is another way that governments can curtail

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.

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numerous organizations and movements against

deforestation

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fight for bringing

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matter to the global sight: Greenpeace, American

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, The Nature Conservancy, Avoided

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Partners,

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adopting The New York Declaration on

Forests

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, which is a political act calling for global action to protect and restore

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. US citizens are not standing aside and contribute to reforestation through renewing

forests

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by sowing seeds or young

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. A great number of volunteers come together to plant thousands of acres of land in order to prevent desertification and stop

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emissions, which have increasingly grown in the

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decades. It is evident that

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is one of the biggest threats to our environment and our living on

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planet, so the way we perceive

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issue makes a decision in whether the climate change, global warming, desertification and extinction of millions of spices will continue or not. It is up to me and to you how our life and environment will look like in a few decades. Let’s make the right choice!