Deforestation Summary

Deforestation Deforestation occurs when the trees in a forested area are cut or destroyed faster than they can replace themselves. When too many trees are cut or destroyed, a very important element is... Read more

Forests and Deforestation A forest is any ecological community that is structurally dominated by tree-sized woody plants. Forests occur anywhere that the climate is suitable in terms of length of the ... Read more

Deforestation and Desertification A common claim of defenders of tropical rain forests is that because of the shallowness of rain forest soils cutting down those forests for crops or cattle grazing wi... Read more

Adam Wood Approximately 90 percent of West Africa's coastal rain forest has disappeared since 1900 (1). If deforestation continues at its present rate there will be no rain forest left in Africa by ... Read more