| By now, it is a well-known fact that forests everywhere are facing a range of threats. The forests that remain today cover a fraction of the area that was forested even a few hundred years ago. And the speed of destruction is only increasing. Everything from the direct and obvious effects of over-cutting to the more subtle effects of climate change are threatening to destroy the last of the remaining natural forests. |
| Threatened forests are more than just threatened trees. When the trees disappear, so does everything that depends on them, from fungi and micro-organisms to tigers and bald eagles. Each species has its own particular requirements for habitat, and therefore preserving only certain forest ecosystems, which in many cases aren't prime sources of timber, does not protect the habitat of all forest species. |
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[deforestation] [climate change] [loss of biodiversity] [pollution] [erosion] [fire]
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[forest life] [biodiversity] [forests through time]
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