Biomes - Rainforest deforestation causes

Agricultural expansion

More land and demand for agriculture is needed to grow crops so trees are cut down

Logging

Industry wants trees to help create furniture and paper etc

What can unsuitable logging practices cause?

The removal of an entire tree species and disrupt local ecosystems - this causes further deforestation

Infrastructure development

Deforestation leads to new infrastructure and areas created for construction

What can new infrastructure cause?

Fragment forests, isolation of wildlife, increase vulnerability to poaching and destruction of habitats

Mining activites

The extraction of minerals and ores (such as gold) come from rainforest areas, therefore this increases the rate of deforestation

What can mining activities lead to?

Significant landscape alterations and pollution which affects the flora and fauna region

Climate change

Climate change indirectly causes temperature rises which can lead to wildfires