Tropical rain forest has the function of regulating heat and moisture, absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen in the cycle of oxygen and carbon dioxide, so it also has the function of slowing down the greenhouse effect. Therefore, the destruction of tropical rain forest may have a strong change in global or local climate, which is also the reason why tropical rain forest has attracted the attention of the international community and strengthened its protection.
The reasons for the destruction of tropical rainforests mainly include excessive burning, farmland conversion, overgrazing, excessive use of fuelwood, improper logging of commercial timber and forest fires, and the background of these reasons involves poverty and population growth in developing countries.
In order to protect the precious natural functions and values of tropical rainforests, current actions can include:
Encourage developing countries to change economic and other policies that will stimulate deforestation and land abuse. For example, they should stop.
Provide tax incentives and subsidies to individuals or enterprises that encourage the development of forests.
Promote policies that advocate sustainable land and resource use, such as land reform, and provide financial incentives or preferential treatment to individuals or enterprises that properly manage forests and reforestation.
Developing countries are encouraged to formulate energy policies so that they will no longer rely on destroying rainforests to obtain immediately available resources. For example, the four-lane expressway makes it easy for people to enter the jungle, and large dams can generate a lot of needed electricity. However, both of these projects threaten the future of the rainforest, so we should be cautious.
The import of tropical timber should be banned, and timber must come from properly managed protected areas.
Encourage afforestation through loans, bonuses and technical assistance.
Foster and cultivate local environmental protection groups in rainforest areas, strengthen cooperation, and influence local government policy formulation.