Sustaining civilisation - 3

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Deforestation



Clear cutting in the UK

Trees and plant perform an important function in photosynthesising CO2 to O2
Vital to many ecosystems
Forests are currently being depleted at a rate of ~2.47 acres/second, or 78 million acres per year.



After the burn



Burning the forest



Soil erosion - Betsiboka river delta, Madagascar