Deforestation Although we are making some strides toward sustainable forestry, we are stil deforesting 13 million hectares (32 million acres) globally each year. When balanced against forest regrowth, this deforestation gives us an annual net loss of 7.3 milion hectares (18 million acres). While deforestation has a number of causes, there are steps we can take to reduce the loss of forests and the consequences of deforestation The following answers for the Causes and Consequences features are examples and are not intended to represent a comprehensive list. In addition, the sequence of items is not meant to connote relative importance. Sort the examples below into the appropriate bin substitution of other materials for wood products soil erosion growing demand for wood products increased tree planting change in hydrologic cycle with more surface runofl subsistence grazing recycling of paper products expansion of farming decreased carbon Causes Consequences Solutions