Due to industrial exploitations Honduras has lost 37% of its forests, Nigeria 36% and The Phillippines 32%. (National Geographic Society)
The biggest cause of deforestation is agriculture: farmers cut forests for planting crops and grazing livestock. Other causes are industrial use, fuel and lumber. (National Geographic Society)
Deforestation: increases global warming, dries out land, lowers soil quality and triggers soil erosion & flooding, makes climate drier and destroys habitat for millions of animal and plant species. (National Geographic Society; www.interestingfactsnow.com)
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