Environmental Issue: DEFORESTATION Presentation is prepared by Nadezhda Filina, SIR 1 coarse, group 1

Contents Overview of the problem Main reasons for deforestation The aftermath of deforestation Possible solutions to the problem

Vocabulary Swath – полоса вырубки To graze livestock – пасти скот Urban sprawl – стихийный рост городов за счет сельской местности Severity – жестокость (здесь – сила, мощь) Water vapor – водяной пар Barren deserts – бесплодные пустыни Canopy - крона To eliminate clear-cutting - устранять полную (тотальную) вырубку

DEFORESTATION THE MAJOR THREAT TO OUR PLANET’S “LUNGS” Swaths the size of Panama are lost each and every year. This is equivalent to 36 football fields every minute Forests cover 31% of the land area on our planet. They produce vital oxygen and provide homes for people and wildlife. The world’s rain forests could completely vanish in a hundred years at the current rate of deforestation.

Reasons for cutting down forests Agricultural activity

Logging operations

Fires

The aftermath of deforestation loss of habitat for millions of species climate change larger amounts of greenhouse gases entering the atmosphere

Solutions to the problem The quickest solution to deforestation would be to simply stop cutting down trees The cutting that does occur should be balanced by the planting of enough young trees to replace the older ones

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