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The tree is a species of living that is very important for human life as well as other creatures. Called a living thing because the tree grows and develops. The growth of the tree starts from the seeds until the bud grows then becomes large, flowering, fruiting and eventually grows a new tree.

Trees are living creatures that can not walk but provide significant roles for running creatures, some of the functions of trees on the ground are: 1. Produce oxygen 1.2 kg / tree / day Makes shade / cool, Absorbs heat 8x more, Keeps moisture , Evaporate ¾ rainwater into the atmosphere, absorbs dust, Invites birds, Makes beauty.

Meanwhile, the function of underground trees include: Applying water to the soil Binding ground grains Binding water in the soil pore with kapilaritas and surface stands.

# From the above description, illegal logging will result in:

1. The loss of soil fertility causes the soil to absorb too much sunlight to become very dry and arid. Until nutrients in the soil are volatile. In addition, rain bias swept away the remnants of the nutrisis from the ground. Therefore, when the soil has lost a lot of nutrients, then reforestation becomes difficult and cultivation on the land becomes impossible.

2. The decline of water resources is also part of the impact of illegal logging because trees strongly contribute to maintaining water cycles through the roots of water absorption trees which are then flown to the leaves, then evaporated and released into the atmosphere layer. When the trees are cut down and the area becomes arid, then the taka da again helps the soil to absorb more water, thereby eventually leading to a decrease in water resources.

3. Extinction of biodiversity, although the tropical forest is only 6% of the earth's surface but about 80-90% of the species are in it. As a result of massive illegal logging there are about 100 species of animals declining every day, the biodiversity of various regions is lost on a large scale.

4. Causes flooding as forests that function as absorbed water can not absorb and store large quantities of water when heavy rains occur.

From the above discussion, it can be concluded that the tree has an important meaning for our lives. Therefore, illegal logging is strictly prohibited wherever you are.