Having gone through 7 months of learning about the real time issue of deforestaion, I can safely say i feel that while urbanization is indeed a necessity in keeping up with the times of todays' modern world, something has to be sacrificed. However, while it is indeed necessary for forests to have to be cleared to make way for the concrete structures that build a country's economy, I feel that this is being done in excess.

Deforesatation to me, is a must. However, despite how great this decessity to deforest is, we must bear in mind that plants and animals need a home too. And their home are the forests that us humans destroy as we please. We must control our rate of deforestation, and spare a thought for mother nature. The forests play a vital role in the ecosystem, without them we humans would cease to exist.

We need to remember that. We need to remember that despite the great need to keep up with the times, the forest is a part of our life - whether we want it to be or not - and we humans have neglected it. We have been so caught up with the other aspects of life, that we have forgotten about nature, as a result we are now facing problems like global warming and soil erosion.

In conclusion, I feel that deforestation, while it does indeed have its benefits, also has a limit. We need our forests. Also we need to be responsible when we are deforestating, as we need to remember why we need forests and what will happen if we remove too much forest.

- Maria Lee