Impact

Indonesia needs to stop the deforestation of their forests. Indonesia's forests are being destroyed by many human activities like logging, mining operations, large-scale agricultural plantations, colonization, and subsistence activities like shifting agriculture and cutting wood for fuel. Also the rainforest cover has steadily declined since the 1960’s when 82% of the country was covered with forest to now where there is only 49% covered today. The effects from deforestation have been devastating and include irregular river flows, soil erosion, reduced yield from of forest products, and destruction of native’s forests which they desperately rely on. Pollution from chlorine bleach used in pulp bleaching and run off wastes from mines has also damaged many river systems and cropland. Also, wildlife hunting has reduced populations of many species including the orangutan which is endangered, Bali and Javan tigers which are now extinct, and the Javan and Sumatran rhinos which are on the brink of extinction. Today, just under half of Indonesia is forested and between 1990 and 2005 the country lost more than 28 million hectares of forest. Its loss of biologically rich primary forest prevented research of new species of many plants and animals which might have been used to cure or prevent new diseases. Today Indonesia's forests are some of the most threatened on the planet and will soon be destroyed at this rate of deforestation. If Indonesia stopped deforestation not only would it stop the increase of global warming and greenhouse gases, but it would give researchers a chance to discover many new species and help crate medicines and save hundreds of lives around the world.

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The effects from deforestation, which have been devastating and include irregular river flows, soil erosion, reduced yield from of forest products, increase of greenhouse gases, and destruction of natives forests which desperately rely on.

Pollution, pollution from chlorine bleach used in pulp bleaching and run off wastes from mines has also damaged many river systems and cropland.

Destruction of natural habitats, wildlife hunting has reduced populations of many species including the orangutan which is endangered, Bali and Javan tigers which are now extinct, and the Javan and Sumatran rhinos which are on the brink of extinction.