Now Or Never

There are many resources in this world that people tend to take for granted. Among them, one of the world's most significant resources currently threatened is our forests. Deforestation is a major issue in the world, specifically in Kenya, Africa, where "ten trees are cut for every one planted." This problem also causes degradation of soil which further causes starvation. As one of the world leaders, I plan to do everything possible to resolve the devastating issue of deforestation in Kenya Africa.

Firstly, to resolve an issue, one must be educated thoroughly about it. Deforestation has political, economic, social, and environmental implications. Politics is about power and control, and the government has enough power to attempt to resolve deforestation, but they have not done enough to control the growing rate of deforestation. Along with the political aspect, the economic impact of this issue is also apparent. Even though it seems the economy benefits from cutting down trees, in the long run the lack of trees will affect the economy negatively. Since government aid and international leaders are needed to aid economic growth, I will help the economy expand, but first I shall improve people's life conditions, because only then will the economy develop further. In addition, the social implications of deforestation are also quite evident. Since poverty is considerably high in Kenya, methods of growing food are also limited. That is why having fertile soil is essential, but as trees are cut down, the soil is degraded, and crops can not grow successfully. Most importantly the environmental implications of cutting down trees are enormous. When forests are cleared by the method of burning, large amounts of stored carbon dioxide enters the atmosphere. This contributes to global warming. The growing rates of deforestation also decrease overall oxygen levels.

The world also has four main goals which would resolve deforestation, the first of these being controlling population growth in the world. "If forests continue to be cut down for more land space at a rate of seventeen million hectares per year, we will run out of forests in less than fifty years." As population increases, so does poverty, and there are not enough trees to satisfy everyone's needs, therefore controlling population growth would be a benefit to the world's forests. The second goal is to slow down global warming, by having less forests burned down, there would be less carbon dioxide in the air which would aid in slowing down global warming. The third global goal is reducing/recycling waste. If this occurred, less trees would be cut down to be used as paper and other products. The final global goal being conserving forests and wild species is clearly presented in the issue of deforestation. This is because when a forest is cleared, the diversity of that forest's plant and animal life will never be fully restored to its original amount. Therefore deforestation