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The cumulative climate impact of logging on our national forests is huge: Between 1984-2021, the Forest Service authorized the logging of 428,531 acres of forest per year on average, contributing ...
23% of tree cover losses result from wildfires and climate change increase their frequency and power. [136] The rising temperatures cause massive wildfires especially in the Boreal forests. One possible effect is the change of the forest composition. [137] Deforestation can also cause forests to become more fire prone through mechanisms such as ...
Deforestation, particularly in large swaths of the Amazon, where nearly 20% of the rainforest has been clear cut, has climactic effects and effects on water sources as well as on the soil. [ 32 ] [ 33 ] Moreover, the type of land usage after deforestation also produces varied results.
Sustainable forest management: Sustainable forest management is the practice of managing forests in a way that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. This can be done by using practices that protect the environment, such as selective cutting and replanting trees.
Salvage logging is the practice of logging trees in forest areas that have been damaged by wildfire, flood, severe wind, disease, insect infestation, or other natural disturbance in order to recover economic value that would otherwise be lost.
Afforestation can also improve the local climate through increased rainfall and by being a barrier against high winds. The additional trees can also prevent or reduce topsoil erosion (from water and wind), floods and landslides. Finally, additional trees can be a habitat for wildlife, and provide employment and wood products. [2]
Yashar Vasef, executive director of Friends of Trees, an Oregon-based nonprofit that has planted nearly 1 million trees, said the governor's task force lacks environmental perspective.
Ecological analysis indicates that even aged timber management can produce inferior outcomes for wildlife biodiversity and abundance. [6] Some species thrive on uneven or natural forest tree distribution. For example, the wild turkey thrives when uneven heights and canopy variations exist and its numbers are diminished by even aged timber ...