The Environmental Problems Of Global Warming - 1486 Words

â€Å"Human population rise, industrilisation and the increased requirement for natural resources has led to many environmental problems, beside global warming. With reference to specific examples, discuss those environmental problems and their possible solutions.† â€Å"Modern humans deeply influence the form and function of the ecosphere† (Hugget et al: 2004). During the twentieth century alone the world’s population increased from 1.65 billion to 6 billion and just now the worlds population stands at over seven billion. The rapid growth rate of the human population means that there are now many environmental problems such as pollution, deforestation, food and energy shortages, waste, water storage and climate change. These problems have meant†¦show more content†¦One of the many environmental problems faced today by human activity is deforestation. Deforestation refers to the term used to describe the demolition of woodland, forest cover and plantations to allow space for agriculture, industrialization or for urban uses. Forest clearance â€Å"which is associated with extreme local impacts such as loss of habitat, loss of biological diversity and instability of slopes and soils† (Hugget et al: 2004). There are many reasons for deforestation, such as agricultural activities, urbanization, logging, mining and the desertification of land (conserve energy future: 2014). According to the United Nations food and agriculture organization every year almost eighteen million acres of forests are lost and destroyed each year (FAO: 2014). The rapid and ever increasing rate of deforestation makes it very dangerous and distressing and fear of the long-term effects that may be a result if the rate of clearing does not decrease or is controlled. The Amazonian is the largest rainforest in the world, spreading across an area of 1.7 billion acres through Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. The forest supplies the world with more than twenty percent of its oxygen and is referred to as â€Å"the world’s lungs† (tropical rainforest facts). The rainforest is being destroyed at a fast and alarming rate with 2,700 million acres being cleared