DERORESTATION: Vanishing Trees, Lasting Consequences

Trees often require 30 years or more to mature, forming complex ecosystems that support wildlife, regulate climate, and stabilise soil.

Modern logging equipment can remove that growth in minutes, leaving behind exposed land and fragmented habitats.

Deforestation disrupts carbon cycles, accelerates erosion, and removes critical biodiversity that cannot be replaced on human timescales.

Scientists link large-scale forest loss to increased flooding, rising temperatures, and declining air and water quality.

The consequences extend far beyond the stumps left behind: forests act as planetary infrastructure, quietly buffering climate extremes while sustaining countless species, including humans.

As deforestation continues at alarming rates, the long recovery timelines make each loss cumulative, compounding ecological damage faster than natural systems can heal.

Source: Spirit Science