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Deforestation: Problems
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The relationship between deforestation and soil ersion. Deforestation is known to contribute to run-off of rainfall and intensified soil erosion. The seriousness of the problem depends much on soil characteristics and topography.
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Several explanations have been given for the problem of deforestation as a result of human activity. One explanation is known as the "commons problem"—suggesting that communal living and land tenure systems in Africa provide no incentives to individual investment or maintenance of the land.
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Fuel collection is yet another problem directly related to deforestation. During 1998, in 63 developing countries, approximately 2.2 billion people could not get enough fuelwood to meet their basic needs or were forced to meet their needs by using wood faster than it was being replenished (Miller, 2000). Unfortunately, the rainforests pay the price of fuelwood consumption as more and more poor people search for wood.
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Illegal deforestation of acacia for charcoal is becoming a serious problem in Kenya's Naivasha area. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai's Green Belt Movement re-afforests with acacia but needs more support to win fight against illegal loggers - Kenya Times Sept. 5, 2006
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While there is general agreement that deforestation is a problem, there is no consensus on its cause or on ways to develop a solution. Some of the proposed solutions include regulating the logging industry, developing forest protection schemes, and addressing human activities that promote deforestation.
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Tropical deforestation is the largest source of emissions for many developing countries, but slowing deforestation can't solve the climate problem by itself. As forest-rich developing countries step up to take responsibility for reducing their emissions, the United States and other industrialized nations should not only support their efforts but, most importantly, reduce their own emissions and lead efforts to avert dangerous climate change.
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