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Deforestation is speeding up the process of global warming, and if it is not prevented 80% of wildlife will be at risk of dying out. Globally, there are 3.04 trillion trees and each year 15 billion are harvested. Only 5 billion trees are replanted each year, which means at that rate the world could be treeless in the next 300 years. Deforestation institutes numerous issues for the environment including global warming, loss of habitat for plants and animals, increased levels of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere, and dramatic climate change.
The main culprits of deforestation are agricultural workers, logging and paper operations, builders looking to provide buildings and dwellings, and natural causes such as wildfires. Human beings are not respecting the environment when they intentionally cut down trees for their own personal use. Trees provide multifarious enhancements to today’s world, and humans are barbarously wiping them out one by one. If one tree was planted for every tree that was cut down, deforestation would be less of an issue in current day times, and would provide security for generations to come.
The theme of Catholic Social Teaching that best applies to deforestation is Care for God’s Creation. God called on us to take care of his world that He created for us. By disrespecting the Earth we are disrespecting God. Deforestation is harmful to both the planet and its inhabitants. It is Catholic duty to help protect the environment, and advocate for what God asked us to do in taking care of it. Catholics worldwide should take more action in helping to combat deforestation, and providing alternatives to harming God’s blessed creation.