Deforestation

When walking by a public park, I see a lot of trees missing. Now instead of looking at a beautiful, luscious park, I now see a desolate barren patch of land. What used to be my favorite place to play is now the ugliest part of the city. Scurrying little squirrels don't have any more places to scurry anymore. But what has happened isn't just limited to a public park, deforestation is occurring globally. Several things contribute to deforestation, such as the creation of industry and factories. The success of industry causes of a great deal of deforestation, causing animal life to become extinct or endangered. This can be prevented by setting up laws to protect the lives of animals as well as the environment.
Some people think that deforestation isn't causing a damaging effect. "But many wild species also lose out because their habitat is gone – roughly 100 species a day according to the World Resources Institute" (de Seve). Without homes, these species are weak and defenseless and will become endangered or extinct. In many forests there is much biological diversity, but deforestation has made these forests less and less diverse. To keep our planet thriving and full of life, "scientists agreed that the only way to safeguard animals was through protecting their habitat" (Economist) and deforestation is not protecting or preserving the animal life in anyway, it is destroying it. To stop this situation, there must be laws created to reduce deforestation. Several letters should be sent to commanding politicians to help this crisis. Some say that laws are already set up to limit deforestation, but they aren't enough. There are different laws around the world that try to limit cutting down trees. In the Netherlands, you must have a permit to cut down a tree in your own back yard. Also in Paraguay, there is a zero deforestation law that states no deforestation at all, but logging companies and different people still do it.