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Credit to: GeophotosGeophotos

 “cutting trees for sale as timber or pulp”  Most importantly, loss of habitat for millions of plants and animals.  Selective logging- Loggers select a specific type of tree to cut down based on its species.  Clear-cutting- Loggers do not need a specific type of wood so they cut all the trees down. Mongabay.com

 Logging ruins the soil of areas that the trees had previously covered.  Areas that have been logged are 8 times more likely to be settled by shifting cultivators than those that haven’t been logged. Credit to Geograph.orgGeograph.org Mongabay.com

 More than 70% of the planet’s plants and animals live in forests. National Geographic National Geographic  Logging is one of the leading causes of rainforest destruction.  Logging has slowed due to increased awareness of this issue. Mongabay.com Credit to: Traveljournals.net

 Only cutting down one or two trees within an area.  It is still harmful to surrounding trees, as these trees are connected to other trees through vines or their branches are running through each other. Mongabay.com

 Lost over 24 million hectares of their forest over the last 20 years.  Plan is to cut emissions by 26% by  By giving communities ownership of the land, people are driven to grow the depleted forests. Credit to World Resources

 Effects of Logging on RCW Habitat Effects of Logging on RCW Habitat  Source: ForestsForLife  Length: 24 Seconds Credit to: GeographGeograph

 One unlikely option is to stop clear-cutting altogether.  A more-likely solution is to plant trees in the same places where trees had just been cut down. National Geographic

 Sustainable Logging Sustainable Logging  Source: National Geographic  Length: 2:38  While some people claim that sustainable logging is possible, only 1% of all logging is truly sustainable. Credit to: HappyworkerHappyworker

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