so why do we keep cutting, and what must we do to solve the problems created by deforestation? on the one hand, the answer is simple; reduce the number of trees being cut down on this planet.
on the other hand, the answers are complex and involve the global, economic, and political issue of wealth redistribution, poverty, land complex reform, overconsumption, and overpopulation. Each of these is a complex political issue and each has a direct link to deforestation. None is easy to solve in the short term. most environmentalists agree we must solve them, and efforts are being made at both grassroots and international ;eve;s to do so.