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An account dedicated towards spreading awarness of deforestation in British Columbia

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Did you know that the current rate of deforestation equals to the loss of 20 football fields every minute?

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Some ways you can help stop deforestation:
- plant trees
- print less
- eat less meat and dairy and more vegetables
- spread awarness
- recycle
- don't use firewood to heat up your fireplace
- buy organic products
- use less paper

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If the current rate of deforestation continues, it will take less than 100 years to destroy all the rainforests on the earth.

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If the current rate of deforestation continues, it will take less than 100 years to destroy all the rainforests on the earth.

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Fun Fact: There are more than 121 natural remedies in the rain forest which can be used as medicines!

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Please check out this informative video about climate change and deforestation: https://t.co/tozFvQnT0a

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@stopthechops It is really sad to see so many homes being taken away because of deforestation-something that humans are doing.

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@CanadAiRangers This video is very informative and there are so many small things that we can do which would reduce air pollution and save so many people.

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Thriving forests mean thriving communities - healthy forests create jobs, recreation, habitats, ecological benefits and more https://t.co/TQ3nxKZyMa

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before and after of deforestation

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Deforestation makes up almost a third of the causes of land degradation on Earth.

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It is extremely sad to see a beautiful place like British Columbia being ruined because of logging.

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This replenishes the clouds and creates rain that maintains the forests, and the rest of the planet.

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Deforestation affects the Earth's water ecosystem because the trees in forests have a major role in the water cycle. They transport large quantities of water into the atmosphere through the process of plant transpiration.

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If no plants are present than there is no food in the ecosystem and it disrupts the food chain and animals starve.

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One way that Deforestation affects animal ecosystems is starvation. All animals in some way get their energy from plants Plants make energy from the sun and herbivores eat plants. Carnivores eat herbivores, which gained their energy from plants.

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Without the trees, the temperatures rise and the native fish population start to face increased mortality.

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Deforestation affects aquatic ecosystems in many different ways. When forests are cut down, the root system which held the the soil starts to fail, which leads to increased erosion. This can enter a stream system and cover the bottom, which would kill benthic organsims.

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In addition to that it would also clog the gills of fish, which would lead to a loss of oxygen in the stream, which would cause massive organism die-offs. Furthermore, the trees provide shade to the water, keeping temperatures down.

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Deforestation affects the carbon cycle because plants are one of the main storage areas for carbon and deforestation reduces the number of trees. Thus, more carbon (in the form of carbon dioxide) remains in the atmosphere and disrupts the normal carbon cycle.