cattle grazing and soybean plantations

biodiesel  for motor vehicles

coffee and spice plantations

oil palm and paper pulp plantations

Strip Cutting

Selective Cutting

Clear Cutting 

Partial Harvest

Provide habitat

Aid in nutrient cycling

Sequester Carbon

Recreational opportunities

Aid in seed dispersal in certain species, such as lodgepole pines

Return key nutrients back in to the soil

Stimulate germination in some trees

Destroys the wildlife and vegetation in an area

Old Growth Forest

Tree Plantation

Secondary-growth forest

Tropical Rainforest