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Deforestation is a Big Worry; Trees are the Earth’s Lungs

Trees have been around since time immemorial, and man has been around destroying trees for as long as they have been part of our world.

Trees are here to give us fruit and shade, and are vital to life on earth, yet they are under threat due to deforestation. Trees are among our most significant natural resources.

Wood is used to

• Make furniture.
• Used to build homes, especially in countries such as Australia and America where wooden homes are the norm, and brick homes are the exception.
• Wood is also used for fuel.

Numerous products are made out of wood:
• Paper
• Cardboard products for packaging and numerous other uses.
• Cellophane
• Rayon

Many companies are paperless in today’s world in an effort to slowing down the cutting back of trees and preserving our forests. Companies such as insurance houses no longer use paper for documentation in an effort to cutting back the use of copious amounts of paper.
 
Trees shade us from the harsh sun, beautify our world, and are home to innumerable animals, birds and insects. Trees also release oxygen into the air; as a matter of facts the massive rain forests are dubbed the “Lungs of the Earth”.

Only 0, 5 % of South Africa’s land area is covered by indigenous forests; that is why it is so important to protect what we have left.

If you would like to make a little difference, then plant a tree every Arbour week.

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Five Effects Of Deforestation on the Environment

1. The Water Cycle: Trees absorb water from the earth through their root systems and they release moisture into the atmosphere through the process of transpiration. If large areas of forest are destroyed, the results will be a far drier climate.
2. Soil Erosion: Soil becomes eroded more easily when there are fewer trees because there are fewer root systems from trees to bind and stabilise the soil. As a result the soil is easily blown away, removing the fertile layer of topsoil. Water washes away essential topsoil as well. As a result the quality of the soil becomes poor and has a negative effect on agriculture.
3. Higher Temperatures: Trees use carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to produce the food for plants through the process of photosynthesis. If there are fewer trees, then this means more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Higher levels of carbon dioxide cause the temperature to increase globally and this in turn contributes to the greenhouse effect.
4. The Extinction of Animal and Plant Species: Certain plant and animal species are threatening to become extinct with deforestation. Forests are the natural habitat of at least half of the world’s animal species. If the forests are being destroyed these species could become extinct.
5. There is Less Oxygen: Forests are responsible for producing large quantities of oxygen as a by-product for photosynthesis, which is the manufacture of food for all plants. Therefore if there are fewer trees then less oxygen is released into the atmosphere.

• Did you know that an area of forest the size of 20 rugby fields is lost to deforestation every minute?
• In Malaysia logging has damaged the environment as adult trees are cut down to make way for plantations.

Large areas of forest are burnt down every year to clear land for agriculture. These fires caused 20 % increase in the amount of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. It is important that a responsible approach is taken when it comes to our forests and trees.

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Here are a couple of points that describes what an environmentally company is and what it does to save the world:

These arethe three most important things that affect our immediate surroundings and our environment in the place where we work, whether it is an office, factory or shop:

They include energy, water and paper.

Saving the small stuff adds up to the big stuff . In to-days economic climate  it is really important  that we all save and recycle whatever we can. Saving on paper and not printing every email saves trees, and in turn saves forests, and in turn saves the world. Sounds intense, perhaps, but this is really how it works.

If every single individual did their little bit;  for example, if mothers used cloth diapers instead of disposable nappies, and we used cloth serviettes instead of paper ones, these will in turn start making a small difference; this is a start. Recycling by separating your glass, paper, tin and plastic also adds up, and if we did not litter then the oceans and rivers  as well as our forests would also benefit from us trying to be a little more thoughtful and save the future for our future generations.

If costs are kept low in companies this could mean jobs are not lost and overheads are kept low. It is amazing how a little adds up really fast.There are various ways that waste can be avoided both in the home and at work:

Turning off computers at night can save as much as 50 percent of the energy wasted. Communication from fax to computer and by email saves a lot of wasted paper. Dripping taps waste a whole lot of precious water; keep these in good working order to save. Refurbish old furniture and equipment and use recycled paper wherever you are able to.

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A rack is something that contains various shelves or shelving and is used to hold objects.

It can be made from various types of woods such as Teak, Cherry, Timber, Plywood, Oakwood and Mahogany. The wooden rack can be of various types like shoe rack, wine rack, magazine rack and so on.

Racks can look very elegant as wood exudes natural as well as unique beauty. While making racks out of these woods they are given fine finish and thus given final touch of artistry. They are stained and finishes are given to unveil their original beauty.

Racks are made to resist all kinds of corrosion thus making it capable of storing and displaying different items like magazines, newspapers, wine or even shoes. Types of strong and durable racking will give you various finishes and can be offered in different colous too. Apart from wooden racks and shelving though you also get steel shelving and . check out the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rack#Kinds_of_racks.

Different kind of finishes include Oil, shellac, veneer, varnish and polyurethane, lacquer, water-based finishes and many other finishes.

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A sawmill’s basic operation is much like those of hundreds of years ago; a log enters on one end and dimensional lumber exits on the other end.

Logging fells the trees, and log bucking cuts them to length.
Logs are taken by truck, rail or river to the sawmill.
Logs are scaled either on the way to the mill or upon arrival at the mill.
Decking is the process for sorting the logs by species, size and end use (lumber, plywood, chips).
Debarking removes bark from the logs.
The head saw, head rig or primary saw, breaks the log into cants (unfinished logs to be further processed) and flitches (unfinished planks) with a smooth edge.
Depending upon the species and quality of the log, the cants will either be further broken down by a resaw or a gang edger into multiple flitches and/or boards
Edging will take the flitch and trim off all irregular edges leaving four-sided lumber.
Trimming squares the ends at typical lumber lengths.
Drying removes naturally occurring moisture from the lumber. This can be done with kilns or air-dried.
Planing smooths the surface of the lumber leaving a uniform width and thickness.
Shipping transports the finished lumber to market.[1]

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