Forests have been the root of evolution of
life as a whole. Plants were the first to habituate this world and colonize
this world. Forests are land mass where we find a high density of flora that
can be home to a number of animals, insects and other life forms. Though they have
been home and providers of food and other necessities humans have been
destroying forests for their own personal greed and need. The main reason for
deforestation had been timber and to grab land for urbanization or agriculture.
But massive deforestation has been a cause of the modern day problems and take
severe shape in the coming time if we do not save the forests.
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Forests serve as home to
several kinds of insects and birds. They are also home to a variety of plants,
animals and many other life forms. They form a delicately balanced food chain
and a complicated food-web. Destruction of forests can cause havoc to these
food chain or food web, which in turn can be devastating to human civilization
on the whole.
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Destruction of natural habitat
may cause wild animals to invade human civilization or habitats in search of
food and shelter. Several cases have been reported around the world in the last
few years.
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Destruction of forest might
lead to severe shortage of wood or timber which can be devastating to some
industries that are dependent on wood.
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Forests are known to be soil
binders, and they bind the top soil. Massive deforestation can lead to washing-off
of the top soil. This will mean that cultivation will become a tough job, and
there will be no grazing space for domestic and wild herbivores. Moreover soil
erosion will lead to formation of deserts like the Sahara and Gobi.
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Forests are known to be water conservators
and also maintain the water cycle. They also maintain natural water quality. They
are known to affect in proper rainfall. No forests will mean erratic weather
and increased drought or flood.
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Forests have been a natural sink
for carbon-di-oxide. Since carbon-di-oxide is taken up by forests and converted
to oxygen, but with deforestation there has been severe accumulation of carbon
dioxide. This is the major reason for global warming. We all know what effects global
warming can have on the planet.
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Forests provide us with green
and aesthetic beauty. They also provide us with adventure. Forests can also be
a source of natural honey, lac, and other things.
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Forests are known to act as a
buffer zone and take the major blow of storms.
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They are also house to many plants and animals
whose effects or medicinal properties are still unknown to us.
To protect forest
is our duty, as they will be the ones to protect us. If there is no forest then
there is a fair chance that there will be no life on earth in future as well.
Planet formation till
now had been only studied or visualised through computer simulations. The observation
of this planet’s birth supports the formation of planet by picking up dust and
leftover gas from the formation of a star. 
