Taiga+Conservation

Julia N. Josh B. = Human impact on the Taiga  =

Negative Impacts:

Humans have a very negative effect on the taiga. There is tons of clearcutting logging, which destroys the trees and the soil washes away. Another terrible thing that happens is the coal mining. Not only does it cause acid rain which destroys the forests, but it alo takes human lives. The mining pollutes the land. Pollution is also very heavy from mines and paper mills.

Positive Impacts:

The Taiga is a place where trees are cut down all the time for paper and other materials. People need to help bring back all of the trees that were cut down. A way people could help bring back the trees is by planting new ones in places of deforestation. This way the Taiga forest will be looking good and healthy again. Another way people could influence the Taiga is reducing the factories pollutions from the atmosphere. We could do this by using scrubbers. Scrubbers are used on the top of smoke stacks. They filter the smoke so it won’t get into the atmosphere. Using Scrubbers will keep the animals and the Taiga healthier.

Problem 1 and possible solution:

A major industry in the Taiga is the logging company. After they cut down the trees they transport the logs down river. Entering the logs into the river makes the water rise and it floods the land. This makes it so all plants cannot survive by the river. A possible solution is they could build walls around the parts of the river that are flooding. Another solution is the logging company could move their company to a different river. This way more plants and even small animals can survive.

Problem 2 and possible solution:

Again, logging is a major problem in the Taiga. The loggers clarcut so they just clear an entire area of trees. This is bad because then the soil in that area is washed away. This makes that area pretty much useless. No trees can grow and no animals can live there. A possible solution would be taking one or two trees out at an area and just do this over a large area of land. Then the soil would stay and so would the animals. They could also replant trees where they cut them down.

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