Blog 7: Tomas Lopez Mazzalay

 Blog 7: 

                                                                      Forest Degradation:

Forests around the world are under threat, .one of the reasons are the threats manifest themselves in the form of deforestation and forest degradation.One of The the main cause of deforestation today is the agriculture and the main cause of forest degradation is illegal logging. In 2019, the tropics lost worth of trees every single minute.

In our planet, the forest cover around  31% of the land area. They also help people thrive and survive, for example, purifying water and air and providing people with jobs.  

Another 13.2 million people across the world have a job in the forest sector, also 41 million have a job that is related to the forest. A lot of animals also rely on forests to live. 

             

80% of the world's land-based on species, such as hogs, moose’s , live in forests. Forests also play a critical role in mitigating climate change because they act as a carbon sink soaking up carbon dioxide that would otherwise be free in the atmosphere and contribute to ongoing changes in climate patterns. 

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