Why must we conserve our forests? List any two causes for deforestation taking place.
Answer:
- We must conserve our forests for the following reasons:
- Forests produce a large number of products of commercial use such as timber, raw materials for the manufacture of paper, bidi leaves, gums, resins, essential oils. Thus, forests helps in economic development.
- One of the main aims of conservations is to try and preserve the biodiversity we have inherited because loss of biodiversity may lead to a loss of ecological stability.
- Two causes of deforestation are:
- Indiscriminate felling (i.e., cutdng) of trees for the purpose of timber, fuel and individual demand of wood.
- Overgrazing by a large livestock population.