Organizations and activists are working to fight illegal mining and logging-National Geographic Explorer Topher White.

Oct 18, Another cause of cutting wood is for economic benefit, trees are the main source for many of our needs from papers to furniture, beside that forests are also cleared in addition to expand urban areas and to make highways and roads,the third reason is to grow crops and to create a grazing land. Cutting down too many trees will result in nature being gone very soon.

We will not be able to survive because we live on the oxygen that trees and plants breathe out. Because we need O2 and give off CO2, and because trees and plants breathe CO2 and give off O2, if one group is not there then the other will die. Feb 27, People cut down trees for lots of reasons.

Worse, many endangered plants and animals live only in a certain kind of forest habitat, making them vulnerable to extinction.

This is because people need to build stores, houses, and other buildings. People also cut down trees to clear land for agricultural use. In some cases, trees are cut down for wood for fires to heat up their homes and cook food.

Primary Causes of Deforestation 1. Agricultural Activities. As earlier mentioned in the overview, agricultural activities are one of the significant 2.

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Livestock Ranching. Livestock is believed to be responsible for about 14% of global deforestation. Farmers often 3. Illegal Logging. Apart Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins. Feb 07, Forests are also cut as a result of growing urban sprawl as land is developed for homes. Not all deforestation is intentional. Some is caused by a Author: Christina Nunez. Mar 31, Through soil erosion, water sources, such as lakes and rivers, get polluted by silt, which decreases the quality of water and leads to health-related problems and a lack of drinkable water.

Cutting down trees also disrupts the water cycle, because tree roots normally ground the water and release it into the bushnotch.barted Reading Time: 2 mins. Jan 03, The main cause of deforestation is the agricultural sector, the forests are cut down to use land for growing more crops to satisfy the needs of increasing population. The over population is fueling deforestation because more land is required for accommodation of bushnotch.barted Reading Time: 4 mins.