6 - Ontbossing

Ontbossing 6
Set 2 www.climatefresk.org 6 Ontbossing is het kappen of verbranden van bomen buiten het vermogen van het bos om zichzelf te vernieuwen. 80% van de ontbossing wordt veroorzaakt door landbouw.

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Cause

Landbouw

Landbouw

Deforestation is due for 80% to agriculture. It can be considered as a human activity or as a consequence of agriculture of both.

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Consequence

CO2-uitstoot

Ontbossing

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Other possible causes

Menselijke activiteiten.

Menselijke activiteiten.

Deforestation can be considered either as a human activity, or as a consequence of agriculture, or both.
Industrie

Industrie

This link is possible for wood-consuming industries. However, wood used by a factory in a sustainably managed forest would not be considered as deforestation.
Gebruik van gebouwen

Gebruik van gebouwen

It can be said that heating buildings with wood is in part responsible for deforestation, but it is not significant. Neither is building a major cause of deforestation. Agriculture is the main cause of deforestation, way in front of buildings and their usage.
De transportsector

De transportsector

Road construction sometimes requires deforestation, but the one-dimensional aspect of the road makes it almost negligible compared to deforestation linked to agriculture.
Bosbranden

Bosbranden

Deforestation is partly done by burning the forest, which can then degenerate into uncontrolled fire. This is what happened in the summer of 2019 in the Amazon and Australia.

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Other possible consequences

Koolstofreservoirs

Ontbossing

Participants often think that deforestation reduces carbon sinks. In reality, the impact is minimal because deforested areas represent a very small part of the total forest area. Moreover, a mature forest has reached its equilibrium and no longer absorbs carbon. Therefore, as mainly mature forests are deforested, this does not impact carbon sinks. On the other hand, the amount CO2 released is very high.
Stralingsforcering

Ontbossing

De verstoring van de waterkringloop

Ontbossing

Deforestation can perturb local precipitation.
Terrestriële biodiversiteit

Ontbossing

Rivieroverstromingen

Ontbossing

Vegetation retains water. Cutting it down can lead to flooding.
Droogtes

Ontbossing

Deforestation can be the direct cause of droughts because trees stock a lot of water. If they are cut down, they no longer play their part as humidity regulators.
Bosbranden

Ontbossing

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