What are some reasons for forest clearance?

Deforestation or clearance occurs due to several reasons. To get a clear overview, we could include the need for money, both in terms of profitability as well as providing for one's family in most scenarios, along with lack of or no forest laws, need for land space for housing etc. among a long list of other uses.

Reason for forest clearance, ( habitat destruction ):

o Increased area for food crop growth, livestock production and housing.

o Extraction of natural resources.

o Loggers cut down the trees for timber and as raw material for the manufacture of paper and furniture.

o Forests are increasingly being converted into agricultural fields for the production of commodities with high global demands such as soybeans.

o Overpopulation. People need build homes and living space for which they need new lands to accommodate in.

o Expansion of infrastructure. For roads, factories, highways.

o Mining for minerals such as  oil, aluminium, copper, gold and diamonds.

o Cattle ranching is the practice of raising herds of animals on large tracts of land. Ranchers commonly raise grazing animals such as cattle and sheep.