The rainforests are depleting. Give reason.

1.	The rainforests are depleting. Give reason.
Answer» Earlier, the green belt of rainforests covered about 12-14% of earth's land surface. Today, the rainforests cover only about 2-6% of the earth's land surface. Now, a large number of rainforests have been depleted because of: Large-scale developmental and industrial activities Clearing of land for farming and mining The use of trees in industrial processes The need for wood for industrial processes Due to deforestation, the top soil gets further washed away. As a result, there is no scope for growth of trees. Hence, rainforests are depleting.

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Earlier, the green belt of rainforests covered about 12-14% of earth's land surface. Today, the rainforests cover only about 2-6% of the earth's land surface. Now, a large number of rainforests have been depleted because of:

Large-scale developmental and industrial activities
Clearing of land for farming and mining
The use of trees in industrial processes
The need for wood for industrial processes

Due to deforestation, the top soil gets further washed away. As a result, there is no scope for growth of trees. Hence, rainforests are depleting.

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The rainforests are depleting. Give reason.

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