k i forgot anthea's email & i had to post these for my project cos its due tmr :/ k err i dont think anyone even comes here -_-

Logging: Logging is almost single handedly responsible for clearing acres of forest land. With not so very stringent laws and easily bendable ones, most developed countries have not only wiped out their own forest for timber, but have indiscriminately cleared forest cover from their colonies or poor countries. Presently, logging is the most important direct threat to forest regions world over.

Agriculture: An alarming rate of forest land is being converted into agricultural land and plantation to sustain a large population for use of crops and presently, bio-fuel. With forests being cleared, growth in agricultural land is becoming a major cause of carbon emissions. Cleared patches of forest land when used for growing subsistence crops, degrades the soil's fertility after a few years of its use, forcing the farmer to clear more land, eventually clearing out an entire forest.

Mining: Forest not only contain precious life, but also precious minerals, that we humans so desire. This desire to dig up the Earth to acquire them, especially from poor or development countries in lieu of monetary aid and technical know-how has resulted in loss of forest land.

Lack of Political Will: Most damages to the environment stem from weak or an indifferent attitude towards a way of life we fail to understand. Most forest protection laws never get passed or are followed to the hilt, because some one needs to make a profit, and someone needs a favor