University of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine – BucharestFaculty of Management, Economical Engineering in Agriculture and Rural

Development Management and Rural Development

Neacşu Maria AnaGroup: 8202Professor: Frumuşelu Mihai

Environment protection: Deforestation

Contents• Definition of deforastation• Facts• Solutions • Environmental problems: Atmospheric Hydrologic Soil Biodiversity• Control: Reducing emissions Forest management Forest plantations

Is the removal of a forest or stand of trees where the land is thereafter converted to a non-forest use.

Examples of deforestation: conversion of forestland to farms ranches or urban use.

Definition of deforastation

Facts

According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), an

estimated 18 million acres of forest are lost each year.

Solutions1 •Curb the felling of trees, by employing a series of rules and laws to govern

2 •Clear cutting of forests must be banned.

3 •Cutting must be replaced by planting young trees to replace the older ones that were cut.

Atmospheric

increasing emissions of greenhouse gases worldwide

high temperature generates cloud formation due to increased levels of rainfall in soil

Hydrological

reducing the water content of soil and atmospheric humidity

Deforestation : reduces soil cohesion facilitates erosion Increases flooding

Environmental problems

Soil• Tree litter increases the rate of soil erosion • Lack of roots generate water leakage and floods• Roots hold the soil together; without them, landslides

happen

Biodiversity

deforestation causes the disappearance of many species.

destruction or removal of forests lead to reduced biodiversity.

forests support biodiversity, providing habitat for wildlife.

ControlReducing emissions

• Relies on sound scientific basis• A cost effective method of greenhouse gas emissions

mitigation• Sustainable economic benefits• Ethical distribution of commercial rewards• Quantifiable biodiversity benefits

Forest management it takes centuries to try to stop or to slow deforestation environmental problems can cause societies to collapse

Forest plantations

Plantation for timber production : cultivation

long-term management of trees on marginal agricultural land.

Plantations are generally : even-aged planted

managed in rows consist of a single species

Conclusion: Deforestation destabilizes the natural circuit. Reasons can be human or natural. It is up to us to mobilize by planting and caring for trees.

Bibliography:

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deforestation2.

http://www.conserve-energy-future.com/causes-effects-solutions-of-deforestation.php#sthash.rfCaD8Ms.dpu

3. http://pfsq.net/plantations/