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=Issues=

Loss of Trees
We cut down 26 hectares (37 football fields) every minute. We cut down an amount about the size of Washington State every year. If we keep doing this, we will run out of trees in 25 years.

Endangered Animals
Animals are getting endangered, because we keep cutting down their homes (trees). Some animals are becoming extinct while others are starting to disappear. For example, one major animal that is endangered is the [|Giant Panda]. There are only about 1600 Pandas left in the world. The biggest reason for this is deforestation. This is a full [|list] of endangered animals in China (not all of them are from deforestation).

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Lack Of Oxygen & Increase of Carbon Dioxide
= = Trees produce our oxygen using photosynthesis. When we cut them down, there are a few less things in the world to produce our oxygen. According to Oxfam, an estimated 26 hectares (37 football fields) worth of trees is cut down every minute. This limits our oxygen source by alot. Cutting down trees/burning trees also release carbon dioxide into the air. This is bad because carbon dioxide is not only a poisonous gas but can also contribute to global warming.

Increase of Danger in Natural Disaster
Cutting down trees can increase the danger in natural disasters. For example, trees absorb the water in floods making them less dangerous and shorter, but without trees the water level will keep increasing and might even last weeks. This also goes for things like landslides and erosions.

=Background Info=

At the start of the 20th century, people started noticing that the forests were disappearing rapidly. Now only 30% of the world's forests remain. Lots of organizations have been doing everything they can but nothing seems to be working. Other companies have been trying to get people to sign petitions but the UN still haven't put any pressure on the loggers. We have created this NGO to help the cause.