As we covert to a more digital world, why is there still a “need” for so many trees? Is it just for farmland/livestock acres or other products?
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Trees aren’t just cut down to make paper.
Trees are also cut down for their wood, which is used in everything from construction to making furniture to fuel for heating.
Quite often trees are not cut down to make anything of them except room.
A lot of deforestation is down to burning down forest to make room for agriculture and ranching.
Your average burger is responsible for a more deforestation than all the paperwork you do all year.
Much of the trees used for paper and some types of wood are grown specifically for that.
Rain-forests being cut down to gaze cattle is a completely different thing.
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