1. FORESTS
-and its types

2. FORESTS Forest is an area of high density of trees
Forests occupy approximately one-third of Earth's land area, account for over two-thirds of the leaf area of land plants, and contain about 70% of carbon present in living things.

3. Classification Of
Classification of
FORESTS
TROPICAL
TEMPERATE
BOREAL

4. FOREST MANAGEMENT
The scientific study of forests is referred to as forest ecology, while the management of forests is often referred to as forestry
Forests can be altered when logging, forest fires, acid rain, cause damage to trees. In the United States, most forests have historically been affected by humans to some degree

5. DEFORESTATION
Deforestation is the conversion of forested areas to non-forest land use such as arable land, urban use, logged area or wasteland.
The largest cause as of 2006 is slash-and-burn activity in tropical forests. Slash-and-burn is a method sometimes used by shifting cultivators to create short term yields from marginal soils.

6. EFFECTS
Loss of Wildlife
Landslides
Soil Erosion
Hydrological Cycle
SOLUTIONS
Farming
Forest Management
Reforestation

8. These pictures show the canopy- light penetrating

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