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Deforestation INVESTIGATION Definition The state of being clear of trees.

Deforestation is clearing Earth's forests on a massive scale, often resulting in damage to the quality of the land. Forests still cover about 30 percent of the world’s land area, but swaths the size of Panama are lost each and every year. Causes
 * Agriculture
 * [|Subsistence farming]  is responsible for 48% of deforestation;
 * [|commercial agriculture]  is responsible for 32% of deforestation;
 * [|logging]  is responsible for 14% of deforestation and
 * fuel wood removals make up 5% of deforestation
 * effects **


 * Disruption of the Water Cycle
 * Erosion of Soil
 * Loss of Biodiversity
 * Flooding and Drought
 * Climate Change

What can we do to help stop deforestation

ALTERNATIVES


 * IPADS
 * LAPTOPS
 * TABLETS
 * PHONES
 * E-READERS

WHAT CAN WE DO ?


 * THINK BEFORE YOU BITE!
 * TRAVELLING
 * WOOD AND TIMBER - ARE THEY RAINFOREST FRIENDLY?
 * RECYCLING
 * USE ELECTRONIC DEVICES INSTEAD OF PAPER
 * PLANT TREES

Plant trees By planting trees, you can reduce emissions that can usually be absorbed by the forest.Also, the trees will hold soil like the forests they replace. 2. Petition for planting trees and/or stopping cutting down of trees By bringing attention to the problems with deforestation, you can make a difference in e governments choices on building projects and land management. Let your friends help you!!! 3. Using prebuilt buildings rather than building new ones.Every time a new building is built on new land, more forest is destroyed. So when your parents want to build a house, suggest buying one, or using land a house was built on and knocking it down. No forest is harmed. 4. Avoid using timber as much as possible. When you need to build something, try using alternatives to timber. The less wood we need, the less forest will be knocked out! 5. Cut down use of paper. Whenever you can, reuse or recycle paper as opposed to printing new paper. Every piece of paper you throw out is a tree you just wasted! You can even try to use electronics to do papers, if your teachers let you!!!

What causes deforestation Agri-business- the largest driver of deforestation, in which vast areas of natural forest are burned or cleared in order to raise cattle or grow cash mono crops like palm oil and soy. Palm oil and soy are used in a wide array of products ranging from toothpaste, chocolate, animal feed and cosmetics. Industrial logging for timber, pulp and wood fiber to create building materials and consumer products like office paper, tissue, books, magazines and packaging. Mining for metals such as gold, copper, or aluminum clears large tracts of natural forests and contaminate forest eco-systems with their runoff. Road Building through forests fragments the landscape, endangers wildlife habitat and provides access points for illegal loggers and other business operations that encroach into the forest. Hydroelectric dams flood upstream forests, leading to widespread forest loss, habitat degradation and displacement of forest communities and wildlife.

solution Reforestation: Many countries in the world have started reforestation and forestry, and East Asian nations are leading in this regard. Many East Asian countries, including China, have successfully managed to reverse deforestation. Legislation: By making suitable changes in the law, so that cutting trees in a forest area becomes a major crime, in my opinion, will not only lead to deforestation being controlled in a major way, but its flow may also be reversed. Wildlife Sanctuaries: Sanctuaries are very important, not only to save wildlife, but to save trees as well. Sanctuaries go a long way in protecting all wildlife. Cities: All cities, let alone new cities, have to be managed properly. Their expansion has to be curtailed or at least done in a systematic manner, so that there is enough green cover, and new trees are planted where ever possible. Incentive to Corporates: Tax cuts should be granted to corporations, to get them actively interested in reforestation. Commercial Forest Plantations: There can be special forest plantations for all the wood that is needed for the industry. This way the wood can be cut in a controlled and regulated environment. Water Management: Improper water management affects deforestation in a big way. If the wildlife doesn't have water, then the entire ecosystem will falter. The construction of new dams should be planned properly, so that any one area isn't deprived of water, while another area has abundance of it.

Design brief

I’m going to make a interactive slide show because I thought this is the easy and complicated at the same time way to spread the awareness about deforestation. I will include the: ways we can try and stop deforestation

Design specification


 * Must be colorful


 * Readable title


 * Readable text


 * Pictures


 * Give much information as possible

ANSWER TO UNIT QUESTION What can I do?

What can I do …to help the environment?

What can I do …to help the under privileged?

What can I do …to help save the world?

What can I do …to help Malawi?

What can I do …to boost tourism?

And many more

Testing my product

I will get a few people from my class to test my product to see if it works .Then I will ask them to comment/feedback on my product .i will have table with the headings name,feed back ,how can i improve my work, suggestion for next time.
 * NAME || FEED BACK/DO YOU LIKE IT ? || HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WORK || SUGGESTION FOR NEXT TIME ||

[] [] [|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deforestation#Causes] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] []


 * = TASK ||= DEAD LINE ||
 * = INVESTIGATION ||= 7/5/13 ||
 * = PLAN ||= 14/5/13 ||
 * = DESIGN ||= 21/5/13 ||
 * = CREATE ||= 31/5/13 ||
 * = EVALUATE ||=  ||


 * design**

DESIGN 1
 * 1ST SLIDE -TITLE(what can i do ?),NAME**
 * 2ND SLIDE -SUB TITLE (deforestation)**
 * 3RD SLIDE -CONTENTS PAGE page title ( down the center of the page )==> HYPERLINKS/ACTION [sub titles ] (in boxes)END SHOW (bottom right hand corner )**
 * 4TH SLIDE-PAGE TITLE(top center ) TEXT (right hand side ),END SHOW BUTTON(right hand corner) NEXT SLIDE ARROW (top right hand corner ) PREVIOUS SLIDE ARROW (top left hand side corner ), 2 PICTURE (left hand side of slide )**
 * REST OF THE SLIDES WILL HAVE A SIMILAR LAYOUT**

DESIGN 2
 * 1ST SLIDE -3 PICTURES(on the top of the slide ),MAIN TITLE(deforestation ),SUB TITLE (name) ,END SHOW BUTTON ( bottom right hand corner )**
 * 2ND SLIDE -CONTENTS ,PAGE TITLE ( contents ) CONTENTS BAR (left hand side ),PICTURE (right hand side ) END SHOW BUTTON (right hand corner ) **
 * 3RD SLIDE -PAGE TITLE ,NEXT SLIDE /PREVIOUS SLIDE BUTTONS/ARROWS ( ****on either side of page title) BACK TO CONTENTS BUTTON (bottom left hand corner )END SHOW BUTTON (bottom right hand corner ) 2 PIECES OF TEXT (left hand side ) PICTURE (RIGHT HAND SIDE ) **
 * 4TH SLIDE -PAGE TITLE (top of the page ), NEXT / PREVIOUS SLIDE BUTTONS /ARROWS(on either side of the page tittle ) TEXT ( along the middle of the slide ) 2 PICTURES/VIDEO ( below the text ) END SHOW BUTTON ( bottom right hand corner) BACK TO CONTENTS ( bottom left hand side ) **
 * 5TH SLIDE - PAGE TITLE (top of the page ), NEXT/ PREVIOUS SLIDE BUTTONS (on either side of the page title), PICTURE (along the middle of the slide ) TEXT(either side of the picture) END SHOW BUTTON (bottom right hand side of the slide ) BACK TO CONTENTS BUTTON ( **** bottom left hand side of the slide /page ) **

DESIGN 3
 * 1ST SLIDE -SLANTED /CROCKED TITLE (middle of the page ),NAME (below title )**
 * 2ND SLIDE -CONTENTS PAGE ,PAGE TITLE (top of the page ),CONTENTS BOXES(scattered along the page in rows )END SHOW BUTTON ( bottom right hand corner )**
 * 3RD SLIDE -PAGE TITLE (top of the page ) 3 PICTURES ( along the middle of the slide )TEXT (on either side of the pictures )NEXT /PREVIOUS SLIDE BUTTONS (on either side of the page title ),BACK TO CONTENTS BUTTON ( bottom left hand corner ) END SHOW BUTTON (bottom right hand side )**
 * 4TH SLIDE-THE END ANIMATION (center of page )BACK TO BEGINNING BUTTON (below the animation ) **




 * GOT IT

Design specification


 * Must be colorful *


 * Readable title *


 * Readable text *


 * Pictures *


 * Give much information as possible *

i have chosen design 1 ,because it is simple.

CREATE Due to internet problem I only had a limited amount of resources .so my design for my final product change .i originally chose my first design .due to internet problem I actually didn’t stick to any of my designs I had to combine all of them due to limited resources .i changed some of the layouts of the slides I chose design my first deign because it is simple and it is original ,I think.

EVALUATION IMPROVMENT next time i should add more pictures to my interactive slide show so that it is more attractive next time i could more information on my slide show because right now i have just given the main points with out explaining it in detail nect time i could make my power point more colorful. I have stuck to my design specification and i have all aspects of it

as you can see i got some positive comments
 * NAME || FEED BACK/DO YOU LIKE IT ? || HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY WORK || SUGGESTION FOR NEXT TIME ||
 * Matthew Nel || the style and effects are not overwhelming but not boring ether overall the facts and info given was good || a bit more fluidity in the transitions || ? ||