The Forest Buddies      
Save The Forests, Save Our Lives
   
 
Using our site
Introduction
 
Welcome to "Forests: Our life-line, the deforestation dilemma".
 
Browser Recommendation
 
We recommend that you use Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and above and a coloured screen at a 1024x768 resolution. We also recommend that you have Macromedia Flash Player installed on your computer for our special features.
 
Navigation
 
The top navigation bar is organised into 6 categories comprising of: Forests, Deforestation, Solutions, Interaction, About Us and Help. The top navigation menu is three layered. At the bottom of each webpage, there is another navigation bar comprising of: Disclaimer, Sitemap, Contact, Citations and Home.
 
Content
 
In this website, we discussed why forests are our lifeline in the “Importance of Forests” section. We also explained the reasons behind deforestation in the “Causes of deforestation” section. You will also learn about the dilemma facing deforestation, which we did in the “Effect of Deforestation” section. Finally, you will learn some solutions to the problems faced by deforestation in the "Solutions" section.
 
Interaction
 
To make our website more interactive and engaging to our viewers, we developed the “Interaction” section. Here, you can engage in challenging quizzes and crossword puzzles. To make a greater impact global perspective, we included the section on case studies that gives a better insight to our topic, “Forests: Our life-line, the deforestation dilemma.” The trails allow you to have a virtual tour of some interesting areas with forests.
 
Conclusion
 
We hope that this website will help you to understand the global issues faced by a growing population and its needs that lead to deforestation. We also hope that you will be able to appreciate that the problems that arise from deforestation can result in both local, regional and global problems. Finally, we hope that the knowledge that you have gained will help you make a difference to help make this world a better place to live in.