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The repercussion of rainforest reduction The purpose of this report is to analyse the deforestation that is happening in the rainforest. Repercussions Rainforests are natural “carbon well”, absorbing carbon dioxide during photosynthesis and creating a defence against climate change. So the environmental impact of Borneo’s deforestation for manufacturing purposes is double: the deforestation of forests reduces the absorption of carbon dioxide and the following production of palm oil releases mass emissions of the same dangerous gas. An enormous masse of CO2 By 2020, palm oil plantations in Indonesian Borneo will release more than 600 million masses of carbon dioxide. This figure comes from a study in the scientific journal Nature Climate Change, which reports that about one-third of Indonesian Borneo’s rainforests will be deforested for palm oil production in the coming 10 years. Wiped out If deforestation continues at this speed, all of the world’s rainforests could be deleted entirely in less than 100 years. Considering that more than half of the world’s plants and animals live in rainforests, the implications are serious. Rainforests VS climate change The relationship between rainforests and climate change is highly symbiotic. Not only does deforestation reduce the amount of carbon dioxide that a rainforest can absorb, but an unexpected weather event, such as a drought, can actually reverse a rainforest’s role, causing it to emit carbon dioxide rather than absorbing it. Sustainable techniques Sustainable forestry techniques is for example selectively culling trees rather than clear-cutting whole areas of forests could reduce deforestation of rainforests by millions of acres per year, according to National Geographic. Travellers can also play their part, in fact, there are several volunteer projects that allow people to visit the rainforests while also helping to save them. For example the reforestation in Borneo, Brazil and Ecuador, in which volunteers replant trees. In the end if the manufacturing will not stop the deforestation, there will be several consequences like a big emission of CO2 and the disappearance of species of tree and animal. http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20121102-the-repercussions-of-rainforest-reduction...