OBJECTIVE FORESTRY

Detailed explanation-1: -As more and more trees get cut down, evaporation levels are disrupted, drying up the moisture in the air and throwing off the balance of the water cycle. A continual cycle of dry air, low humidity, and decreased precipitation will inevitably lead to a drought-prone, desert-like climate.

Detailed explanation-2: -The roots of trees hold the soil tightly, when trees are removed from the soil, the soil becomes loose and thus soil erosion and floods increase to manifolds. Thus, deforestation has a major effect on the environment and the water cycle which leads to a decrease in rainfall.

Detailed explanation-3: -Increased Greenhouse Gas Emissions Deforestation and forest degradation are responsible for around 15% of all greenhouse gas emissions. These greenhouse gas emissions contribute to rising temperatures, changes in patterns of weather and water, and an increased frequency of extreme weather events.

Detailed explanation-4: -Rainforests also help to maintain the world’s water cycle by adding water to the atmosphere through the process of transpiration which creates clouds. Water generated in rainforests travel around the world; scientists think that moisture generated in the forests of Africa ends up falling as rain in the Americas!