The Effects of Deforestation on Climate Change

Trees act as a carbon sink. They absorb the c o two that we pump up into the air. Deforestation is responsible for 91 % of amazon destruction. The area of rain forest cleared for pom oil is a hundred five billion meters squared. Coral reefs around the world are dying. Ocean dead zones were, which are also affecting the fisheries and their ability to produce sustainable catches. A study done actually predicts that the global fisheries will collapse around 20 50.