{"id":54540,"date":"2022-05-01T04:42:30","date_gmt":"2022-05-01T04:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/?page_id=54540"},"modified":"2022-05-01T07:26:22","modified_gmt":"2022-05-01T07:26:22","slug":"what-is-deforestation-what-are-its-causes-or-objectives-and-consequences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/en\/what-is-deforestation-what-are-its-causes-or-objectives-and-consequences\/","title":{"rendered":"What is deforestation, what are its causes or objectives and consequences?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2 class=\"widget-title\"><span style=\"color: #0d690d;\"><strong>FAQs about Deforestation of Forest<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"450\" title=\"FAQs-about-Deforestation-Website-SGK-PLANET-Aixa-Chacin\" src=\"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/FAQs-about-Deforestation-Website-SGK-PLANET-Aixa-Chacin.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-54252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/FAQs-about-Deforestation-Website-SGK-PLANET-Aixa-Chacin-200x129.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/FAQs-about-Deforestation-Website-SGK-PLANET-Aixa-Chacin-400x257.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/FAQs-about-Deforestation-Website-SGK-PLANET-Aixa-Chacin-600x386.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/FAQs-about-Deforestation-Website-SGK-PLANET-Aixa-Chacin.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"--awb-max-width:600px;--awb-max-height:360px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:60%;\" ><iframe title=\"YouTube video player 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aS_lRabpgqw?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator section-separator triangle fusion-section-separator-1\" style=\"--awb-border-bottom:6px solid rgba(57,153,38,0.9);--awb-spacer-height:6px;--awb-svg-margin-left:0;--awb-svg-margin-right:0;--awb-icon-color:#ffffff;--awb-icon-top:auto;--awb-icon-bottom:-16px;--awb-margin-top:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-svg\"><div class=\"divider-candy-arrow bottom\" style=\"top:6px;border-top-color: rgba(57,153,38,0.9);\"><\/div><div class=\"divider-candy bottom\" style=\"bottom:-26px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(57,153,38,0.9);border-left:1px solid rgba(57,153,38,0.9);\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer-height\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1144px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h3><span style=\"color: #333333;\">1. What is deforestation, what are its causes or objectives and consequences?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Deforestation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Deforestation is the action of cutting down the trees of a rainforest or a forest through human activity to clear large areas or the entirety with different objectives. The FAO defines deforestation as \u201cthe conversion of forests to another type of land use\u201d (changes in land use).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe health of the forests is essential for humanity and the survival of the planet and despite the clear promises made by multiple sectors to prevent their degradation, each year we continue to destroy some ten million hectares of forest, it helps us regulate the climate, cool urban areas, absorb a third of greenhouse gas emissions, and are havens for biological diversity,\u201d said the UN Secretary-General. (<a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2022\/03\/1114262\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UN<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Causes or objectives of the deforestation of a forest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A forest is generally deforested with a double objective: one, to obtain wood for the lumber and paper industry and secondly, to clear spaces for different purposes, such as industrial agriculture, mainly the cultivation of soybeans and oil palm, large-scale cattle ranching, oil and gas extraction, mining, and urbanization of the forest. These changes in land use are the main causes of deforestation and the destruction of habitats and ecosystems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Consequences of deforestation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Land use changes result in habitat loss, land degradation, soil erosion, decreased clean water, and release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. \u201cDespite the conventions on forests and desertification that were established at the <a href=\"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/en\/faqs-about-deforestation-of-forest\/\">Rio-92<\/a> Conference, deforestation is far from diminishing and the worst thing is that in the 21st century it has increased, and, in some parts, it is out of control.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Habitat_destruction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, deforestation of forests would affect the Earth system itself, by becoming the primary contributor to climate change and species extinction. To say this, we base ourselves on the fact that there is no known effective action to prevent illegal logging, nor a schedule to reduce forest marketing, as there are for the replacement of fossil fuels with clean energy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator section-separator triangle fusion-section-separator-2\" style=\"--awb-border-bottom:6px solid rgba(57,153,38,0.9);--awb-spacer-height:6px;--awb-svg-margin-left:0;--awb-svg-margin-right:0;--awb-icon-color:#ffffff;--awb-icon-top:auto;--awb-icon-bottom:-16px;--awb-margin-top:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-svg\"><div class=\"divider-candy-arrow bottom\" style=\"top:6px;border-top-color: rgba(57,153,38,0.9);\"><\/div><div class=\"divider-candy bottom\" style=\"bottom:-26px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(57,153,38,0.9);border-left:1px solid rgba(57,153,38,0.9);\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer-height\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-6 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><h3 class=\"widget-title\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">FAQs about Deforestation of Forest<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/en\/what-is-deforestation-what-are-its-causes-or-objectives-and-consequences\/\"><strong>1. What is deforestation, what are its causes or objectives and consequences?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/en\/what-is-a-primary-forest-and-what-percentage-do-they-represent-on-the-planet\/\"><strong>2. What is a primary forest and what percentage do they represent on the planet?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/en\/how-are-deforestation-and-water-scarcity-related\/\"><strong>3. How are deforestation and water scarcity related?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/en\/what-is-the-relationship-between-deforestation-drought-and-forest-fires\/\"><strong>4. What is the relationship between deforestation, drought, and forest fires?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/en\/what-is-the-relationship-between-deforestation-and-global-warming\/\"><strong>5. What is the relationship between deforestation and global warming?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/en\/how-does-deforestation-affect-habitats-and-ecosystems\/\"><strong>6. How does deforestation affect habitats and ecosystems?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/en\/what-is-the-importance-of-the-amazon-rainforest-for-south-america\/\"><strong>7. What is the importance of the Amazon rainforest for South America?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/en\/what-are-the-dangers-that-threaten-the-amazon-rainforest\/\"><strong>8. What are the dangers that threaten the Amazon rainforest?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/en\/why-is-deforestation-in-the-borneo-rainforest-considered-an-ecological-catastrophe\/\"><b>9. Why is deforestation in the Borneo rainforest considered an ecological catastrophe?<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/en\/what-can-be-done-to-recover-deforested-forests\/\"><strong>10. What can be done to recover deforested forests?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-7 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-align-block\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-xlarge button-custom fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-span-yes fusion-button-default-type\" 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style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1144px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><p><strong>We recommend these related reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/en\/heat-waves-fires-and-climate-change\/\"><strong>Heat waves, fires, and climate change<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/en\/forests-and-water-two-inseparable-and-essential-factors\/\">Forests and water, two inseparable and essential factors<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/en\/how-borneo-already-had-its-own-climate-change-made-by-human-hands\/\">How Borneo already had its own Climate Change made by human hands<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/en\/the-homo-predator-in-borneo\/\">The Homo predator in Borneo<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/en\/what-would-happen-if-the-amazon-rainforest-ends-up-like-the-borneo-rainforest\/\"><strong>What would happen if the Amazon rainforest ends up like the Borneo rainforest?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sgkplanet.com\/en\/magazine-all-about-amazon-rainforest\/\">Magazine All about Amazon rainforest<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-9 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator section-separator triangle fusion-section-separator-3\" style=\"--awb-border-bottom:6px solid 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class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><h3><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Other sections of Deforestation of Forest<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.25 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-11 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Articles<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #c40800;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-12 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.25 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-13 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first\" 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