WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS

It is also refers to the decrease in forest

areas across the world that are lost for
other uses such as agricultural
croplands, urbanization, or mining
activities. Greatly accelerated by

WHAT IS human activities since

deforestation has been negatively
1960,

DEFORESTATION affecting natural

biodiversity, and the climate.
ecosystems,

Deforestation is the permanent

removal of trees to make room for
something besides forest. This
THREAT ALERT!
can include clearing the land for THREAT ALERT!
agriculture or grazing, or using
the timber for fuel, construction or THREAT ALERT!
manufacturing.

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 LIVELIHOOD OF
HUMANS WHY WE MUST
People depending on forests for
survival and using them to hunt
TAKE AN ACTION?
T OF HABITAT FOR ANIMALS and gather raw products for their After the catastrophic super typhoon
ity. From mammals to birds, insects, amphibians or plants, the forest
small- is home
scale to manyprocesses.
agriculture rare and fragile species..
brought in Cagayan last November 12,
2020, it gave the citizens an alert to
make a move against rampant
deforestation in the city.

HOW DO WE
HELP?
Tell your friends about the effects of

AFFECTS AND deforestation and how it destroy our

home. STOP DEFORESTATION

CONTRIBUTES TO AND LET US BREATHE!

CLIMATE CHANGE
Taking down trees means they’ll
release back into the atmosphere the
CO2 they were keeping. Secondly,
fewer trees available means reducing
the planet’s overall ability to capture
and store CO2.
Both these effects negatively contribute
to the greenhouse effect and to climate
change.