Forest

Destruction
-is a farming method that involves the cutting and
burning of plants in a forest or woodland to create
a field called a swidden.
Swidden -(an area of land where slash and burn
techniques have been used to prepare it for cultivation)
 Destructive logging

 A handful of international logging companies

are cutting down the rainforests at record
rates. Every year around the world, seven
million hectares of ancient forest are logged,
cleared or severely degraded.
 Illegal logging

 Illegal logging runs rife in our region. While

corruption, bribery and greed is often at the root
of illegal practices in logging countries,
importing countries are also to blame.
 Palm oil and agriculture

 Agri-business is responsible for massive

rainforest destruction as forests are cleared or
burned to make way for cattle ranches, palm oil
or soya plantations.
 Climate change

 When we destroy forests, we add to climate

change because forests trap carbon and help
stabilize the world’s climate. When forests are
trashed, the carbon trapped in trees, their roots
and the soil is released into the atmosphere.