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DEFORESTATION IS THE PERMANENTREMOVAL OF TREES TO MAKE ROOMFOR SOMETHING BESIDES FOREST. THISCAN INCLUDE CLEARING THE LAND FORAGRICULTURE OR GRAZING, OR USINGTHE TIMBER FOR FUEL, CONSTRUCTIONOR MANUFACTURING. FORESTS COVERMORE THAN 30% OF THE EARTH’S LANDSURFACE, ACCORDING TO THE WORLDWILDLIFE FUND. THESE FORESTED AREASCAN PROVIDE FOOD, MEDICINE AND FUELFOR MORE THAN A BILLION PEOPLE.WORLDWIDE, FORESTS PROVIDE 13.4MILLION PEOPLE WITH JOBS IN THE FORESTSECTOR, AND ANOTHER 41 MILLIONPEOPLE HAVE JOBS RELATED TO FORESTS.FORESTS ARE A RESOURCE, BUT THEY AREALSO LARGE, UNDEVELOPED SWATHS OFLAND THAT CAN BE CONVERTED FORPURPOSES SUCH AS AGRICULTURE ANDGRAZING. IN NORTH AMERICA, ABOUTHALF THE FORESTS IN THE EASTERN PART
REASONS FORESTS ARE DESTROYEDThe World Bank estimates that about 3.9 million square miles (10 million square km) of forest have been lost since the beginning of the 20thcentury. In the past 25 years, forests shrank by 502,000 square miles (1.3 million square km) — an area bigger than the size of South Africa. In2018, The Guardian reported that every second, a chunk of forest equivalent to the size of a soccer field is lost. ▼ Often, deforestation occurswhen forested area is cut and cleared to make way for agriculture or grazing. The Union ofConcerned Scientists (UCS) reports that just four commodities are responsible for tropicaldeforestation: beef, soy, palm oil and wood products. UCS estimates that an area the size ofSwitzerland (14,800 square miles, or 38,300 square km) is lost to deforestation every year.▼ Natural fires in tropical forests tend to be rare but intense. Human-lit fires are commonlyused to clear land for agricultural use. First, valuable timber is harvested, then the remainingvegetation is burned to make way for crops like soy or cattle grazing. In 2019, the numberof human-lit fires in Brazil skyrocketed. As of August 2019, more than 80,000 fires burnedin the Amazon, an increase of almost 80% from 2018, National Geographic reported.Many forests are cleared to make way for palm oil plantations. Palm oil is the most commonly produced vegetable oil and is found in half ofall supermarket products. It’s cheap, versatile and can be added to both food and personal products like lipsticks and shampoo. Its popularityhas spurred people to clear tropical forests to grow more palm trees. Growing the trees that produce the oil requires the leveling of nativeforest and the destruction of local peatlands — which doubles the harmful effect on the ecosystem. According to a report published by ZionMarket Research, the global palm oil market was valued at $65.73 billion in 2015 and is expected to reach $92.84 billion in 2021.
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