IMPACT OF DEFORESTATION ON ENVIRONMENT

Deforestation is the conversion of forested areas to non forest land for the purpose of growth and development of human society.Since forest support greater number of animals and more species than arable land , destruction of significant areas of forest cover has resulted in degradation of environment with reduced biodiversity. The clearing of forest is not a recent activity. Deforestation has been practiced by humans since ancient time before the beginning of civilization. As a result most of the world’s tropical forests which is of increasing environmental concern . It is estimated that every year 6.3 million hector of tropical wood land is cleared. Hence an effort is made in the present paper is tothrow light on impact of deforestation on environment.