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The effects of deforestation are reversible.
For	Against
turning the Sahara into productive fields can reverse desertification reforestation can reduce the impact of global warming	the loss of indigenous cultures cannot be replaced when people are displaced destruction of rainforests may lead to the extinction of some plants and animals that live in them soil erosion cannot be remedied by systematic tree planting

the loss of indigenous cultures cannot be replaced when people are displaced
For	Against
	indigenous cultures have little economic value

indigenous cultures have little economic value
For	Against
Deforestation is retarted, and can smd(:	the value of a culture goes far beyond its economic value indigenous cultures have valuable medical knowledge about indigenous plants

destruction of rainforests may lead to the extinction of some plants and animals that live in them
For	Against
the biodiversity of rainforests cannot be easily replaced

turning the Sahara into productive fields can reverse desertification
For	Against
	desertification is different from deforestation fields are not forests, so productive fields do not reverse deforestation

reforestation can reduce the impact of global warming
For	Against
forests are dark and absorb a lot of sunlight forests evaporate water to the atmosphere and increase cloudiness forests absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and help cool down the planet	reforestation can result in the release of the greenhouse gas Methane soil releases more carbon than the growing trees absorb in the first 10 years

forests are dark and absorb a lot of sunlight
For	Against
	the albedo effect cancels out the positive effects from the trees taking in carbon

forests evaporate water to the atmosphere and increase cloudiness
For	Against
	reforested trees would also do this, so it is not irreversible

forests absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and help cool down the planet
For	Against
	when trees are fully grown, they will not be able to serve as carbon sinks

when trees are fully grown, they will not be able to serve as carbon sinks
For	Against
	Mature trees can be harvested, and replaced by new trees that absorb more carbon. Sell the wood to finance more reforestation.