1. Credit to: GeophotosGeophotos

2.  “cutting trees for sale as timber or pulp”  Most importantly, loss of habitat for millions of plants and animals.  Selective logging- Loggers select a specific type of tree to cut down based on its species.  Clear-cutting- Loggers do not need a specific type of wood so they cut all the trees down. Mongabay.com

3.  Logging ruins the soil of areas that the trees had previously covered.  Areas that have been logged are 8 times more likely to be settled by shifting cultivators than those that haven’t been logged. Credit to Geograph.orgGeograph.org Mongabay.com

4.  More than 70% of the planet’s plants and animals live in forests. National Geographic National Geographic  Logging is one of the leading causes of rainforest destruction.  Logging has slowed due to increased awareness of this issue. Mongabay.com Credit to: Traveljournals.net

5.  Only cutting down one or two trees within an area.  It is still harmful to surrounding trees, as these trees are connected to other trees through vines or their branches are running through each other. Mongabay.com

6.  Lost over 24 million hectares of their forest over the last 20 years.  Plan is to cut emissions by 26% by 2020.  By giving communities ownership of the land, people are driven to grow the depleted forests. Credit to World Resources

7.  Effects of Logging on RCW Habitat Effects of Logging on RCW Habitat  Source: ForestsForLife  Length: 24 Seconds Credit to: GeographGeograph

8.  One unlikely option is to stop clear-cutting altogether.  A more-likely solution is to plant trees in the same places where trees had just been cut down. National Geographic

9.  Sustainable Logging Sustainable Logging  Source: National Geographic  Length: 2:38  While some people claim that sustainable logging is possible, only 1% of all logging is truly sustainable. Credit to: HappyworkerHappyworker

10.  http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/98/10/1981057_bfc1469a.jpg http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/98/10/1981057_bfc1469a.jpg  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IF5kY1TH0c http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IF5kY1TH0c  Butler, Rhett. "Logging in the Rainforest." Mongabay. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Feb.  2012..  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-Cn1FwuRpg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-Cn1FwuRpg  "What are rainforests?." Rainforest Information for Kids. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Feb. 2012..  "Effects of Illegal logging in the jungle, Sauce, Peru." Traveljournals.net - Stories from your friends on the road. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2012..  Butler, Rhett. "Fighting illegal logging in Indonesia by giving communities a stake in forest management." Conservation and environmental science news. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2012..  "Deforestation Facts, Deforestation Information, Effects of Deforestation - National Geographic." Environment Facts, Environment Science, Global Warming, Natural Disasters, Ecosystems, Green Living - National Geographic. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Apr. 2012..