Deforestation Julisa y Karol

DEFORESTATION.
STUDENTS:
KAROL DANIELA ELJACH ROMERO
JULISA PAOLA ROJAS QUINTERO
DOCENTE:
CAMILA AMAYA
UNIVERSIDAD POPULAR DEL CESAR SECCIONAL AGUACHICA
INGENIERIA AMBIENTAL Y SANITARIA
GRUPO: INGLES II
17/05/2023
INTRODUCTION.
Deforestation is an issue that in recent years has risen in popularity thanks to the
intervention of human beings where forests are greatly affected.
We human beings are the most responsible for these main acts to supply our own needs
or those of our community, using the wood from the forests to manufacture many products for
our day to day, or many times for the need to use these spaces for the construction of houses, or
cooking without caring about the damage that we are causing to the ecosystems with these acts,
another factor of great importance is the felling of trees for an economic purpose in the sale of
wood, extensive livestock or even for crops of different types. species, all this generated the
depression of the forests and to the point of disappearing many trees at the time of felling them,
all the microorganisms that live and depend on these trees disappear or have to migrate to other
places in order to survive.
DEVELOPMENT.
Currently, the deforestation of tropical forests is a real threat. If we statistically analyze
deforestation rates in different ecologically important regions -tropical humid forests, tropical
dry forests, lowland forests, montane forests- it can be concluded that in recent years this process
has been more intense in arid and semi-arid regions - Drought, especially in mountainous areas.
This is understandable, as higher or drier areas are more suitable for cattle. In general, the
soils of these areas are more fertile and easier to cultivate than the ancient soils of the tropical
plains, with almost all types of nutrients washed away.
There is no doubt that this activity creates serious problems. Because it not only affects
the environment, but also creates social problems, especially affecting the millions of people
who live and depend on forests.
Deforestation is described as "stealing the land of forest plants" in the Dictionary of the
Spanish Language (DLE). In this way, it can be said that the disappearance of forests and jungles
is a phenomenon caused either by the effects of human activity or by natural phenomena.
More than 43 million hectares of forest have been destroyed in the last 13 years, an area
larger than the state of California in the United States, according to the 2021 Deforestation
Fronts Report of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). These statistics certainly highlight
the urgent need to focus on safeguarding the areas most at risk of experiencing these catastrophic
effects.
Causes of global deforestation.
If we want to find effective solutions to stop the development of this phenomenon, we
must first understand what it is about. The effects of deforestation on the environment are
irreversible, despite the fact that there are numerous natural and human factors that contribute to
its causes. The causes are listed below.

natural phenomena.
Among the natural factors are parasites, parasitic diseases that affect trees and forest fires
that, in addition to destroying biodiversity and ecosystems, release a significant amount of CO2
into the atmosphere.
In fact, forest fires released 7.8 billion tons of CO2 in 2019, which is 25 times more than
Spain's annual emissions, according to data from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
Humans.
However, human activities, such as infrastructure construction, mining operations or
urbanization, as well as the uncontrolled expansion of agriculture as a result of population
growth and the need for resources, as well as the uncontrolled felling of trees, are main causes. of
deforestation around the world.

Conclusion
Generally, there are more financial incentives for deforestation than for forest
conservation in tropical forest regions, both for governments and for private citizens. Protecting
forests is expensive and produces few notable benefits. Existing forests would have positive
economic value if the private sector and governments were compensated for conserving the
forests.
The type of instrument discussed here, in the context of the Kyoto Protocol, could
encourage the adoption of regulations to reduce deforestation in developing nations while
defending their right to determine the means and distribute the benefits. It would make it possible
to create consolidated legal instruments based on the corresponding national agreements. The
intergovernmental and global nature of such a mechanism goes beyond the scope of a project.
The instrument would be a commitment between countries rather than a market
mechanism restricted to particular projects, unlike the CDM.
Future commitment periods may be easier to negotiate if developing nations participate
significantly in international efforts to combat global warming.

Bibliography.
1. Deforestación: definición, causas y consecuencias. (2022, 14 noviembre).
Climate Consulting. https://climate.selectra.com/es/que-
es/deforestacion#:~:text=La%20deforestaci%C3%B3n%20es%20un%20fen%C3%B3me
no,irreversibles%20en%20el%20medio%20ambiente.
2. National Geographic. (2023). El último medio siglo ha supuesto el mayor
coste de deforestación de la historia de la humanidad, arrasando un 15 por ciento de la
superficie mundial de vegetación, equivalente al territorio de España, Portugal y Francia.
National Geographic. https://www.nationalgeographic.es/medio-ambiente/deforestacion
3. DEFORESTACIÓN EN COLOMBIA - IDEAM. (s. f.).
http://www.ideam.gov.co/web/bosques/deforestacion-colombia
4. Los factores de la deforestación y de la degradación de los bosques.
(s. f.). https://www.fao.org/3/xii/ms12a-s.htm

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DEFORESTATION.

KAROL DANIELA ELJACH ROMERO

JULISA PAOLA ROJAS QUINTERO

UNIVERSIDAD POPULAR DEL CESAR SECCIONAL AGUACHICA

INGENIERIA AMBIENTAL Y SANITARIA

intervention of human beings where forests are greatly affected.

places in order to survive.

Currently, the deforestation of tropical forests is a real threat. If we statistically analyze

plains, with almost all types of nutrients washed away.

who live and depend on forests.

is a phenomenon caused either by the effects of human activity or by natural phenomena.

Causes of global deforestation.

If we want to find effective solutions to stop the development of this phenomenon, we

its causes. The causes are listed below.

into the atmosphere.

However, human activities, such as infrastructure construction, mining operations or

urbanization, as well as the uncontrolled expansion of agriculture as a result of population

deforestation around the world.

encourage the adoption of regulations to reduce deforestation in developing nations while

The instrument would be a commitment between countries rather than a market

mechanism restricted to particular projects, unlike the CDM.

Future commitment periods may be easier to negotiate if developing nations participate

significantly in international efforts to combat global warming.

1. Deforestación: definición, causas y consecuencias. (2022, 14 noviembre).

Climate Consulting. https://climate.selectra.com/es/que-

2. National Geographic. (2023). El último medio siglo ha supuesto el mayor

coste de deforestación de la historia de la humanidad, arrasando un 15 por ciento de la

superficie mundial de vegetación, equivalente al territorio de España, Portugal y Francia.

National Geographic. https://www.nationalgeographic.es/medio-ambiente/deforestacion

3. DEFORESTACIÓN EN COLOMBIA - IDEAM. (s. f.).

4. Los factores de la deforestación y de la degradación de los bosques.

(s. f.). https://www.fao.org/3/xii/ms12a-s.htm

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