Deforestation

Deforestation is the process of the removal or damage of vegetation in a forest to the extent that it no longer supports its natural flora and fauna. Frequently caused by humans taking care of immediate needs while not being aware of the long-term effects of their actions. Deforestation is a slow-onset disaster that may contribute to other, cataclysmic disasters. It reaches catastrophic proportions after large areas of vegetation in a forest are damaged or removed. By changing an area's natural flora and fauna, it removes the land's protective and regenerative properties.

Deforestation is simply the removal of forest cover from an area. In more detail it is the process or removal of vegetation within a forest to the degree that it is no longer able to support its natural flora or fauna. It is often caused by humans taking care of immediate needs of land, oblivious to the long term effects of their actions. Deforestation is a slow-onset disaster that may contribute to other, cataclys...