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Trees are cut down for use as building material, timber or sold as fuel (sometimes in the form of charcoal or timber), while cleared land is used as pasture for livestock and agricultural crops. The vast majority of agricultural activity resulting in deforestation is subsidized by government tax revenue . [ 89 ]
Planting trees in tropical climates with wet seasons has another advantage. In such a setting, trees grow more quickly (fixing more carbon) because they can grow year-round. Trees in tropical climates have, on average, larger, brighter, and more abundant leaves than non-tropical climates.
Logging is the process of cutting down trees for timber or other purposes. [18] [19] [20] It is a major industry in many parts of the world, and it is essential for providing wood for construction, furniture, and other products. There are two main types of logging: Clear-cutting: This is the practice of cutting down all of the trees in an area.
The U.S. Forest Service ignores the climate change impacts of timber targets in our national forests, writes an Asheville biologist.
Regarding the effects of afforestation on long-term carbon stocks and carbon sequestration these decrease when trees are less than 5 years old and increase quickly thereafter. [86] This means trees from monoculture planting that do not survive never reach full potential for carbon sequestration to offset China's carbon output.
Carbon emissions from deforestation is an important issue to look at with the increasing problem of global warming.Currently, about 4% of B.C.′s total green house gas (GHG) yearly emissions are from deforestation, which is quite a low percentage compared to B.C.'s total GHG emissions, and works out to be about 6,200 hectares of forest land is converted to non-forest use per year. [4]
The drive to banish pollution, caused mainly by sulphur dioxide (SO2) spewed from coal plants, has cut SO2 emissions by close to 90% and saved hundreds of thousands of lives, Chinese official data ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... reduced pollution, clean water and more. ... caused by cutting and burning trees. Besides that, the planting of trees helps ...