Deforestation

People are destroying the world’s rain forests at a very fast rate. One of the reasons is deforestation. More and more trees are cut down every year because

• the world’s population needs more and more wood
• people in the tropical rain forest need energy. They can’t buy oil or gas because it’s too expensive.
• governments find valuable raw materials in these areas—like iron ore, gold or silver.
• dams are built along tropical rivers.
• big companies get land to grow meat and produce food.

Deforestation in the tropical rainforest

Dikshajhingan / CC BY-SA