Go to 'Destruction'
Slash
and
Burn
Screen 1 image
What
is
slash
and
burn?
 
 
It
 
is
when
rainforest
 
are
cleared
for
cattle.
 
 
The
trees
 
are
cut down
and
 
the
area
 
is
burnt.
Now
 
the
soil
cannot
grow
new
trees
and
plants.
 
Screen 2 image
 
The
cows
eat
all
 
the
grass.
 
 
The
cows
 
then
need
 
to
move
to
 
a
new
area.
 
So
more
trees
have to
 
be
cut down.
 
 
The
rainforest
cannot
grow
in
 
these
areas.
 
Screen 3 image
Farmers
 
use
slash
and
burn farming
 
to
make money.
 
People
need
money
 
to
live.
 
Slash
and
burn farming
 
has
 
been
happening
 
for
many years.
 
A lot of
rainforest
has
disappeared.
 
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