You are a defense attorney arguing in court for preserving an old-growth forest

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You are a defense attorney arguing in court for preserving an old-growth forest that developers want to clear for cropland and other uses. Give your three strongest arguments for preserving this ecosystem. How would you counter the argument that preserv-ing the forest would harm the local economy by causing a loss of jobs in the timber industry? You are a defense attorney arguing in court for preserving an old-growth forest that developers want to clear for cropland and other uses. Give your three strongest arguments for preserving this ecosystem. How would you counter the argument that preserv-ing the forest would harm the local economy by causing a loss of jobs in the timber industry? You are a defense attorney arguing in court for preserving an old-growth forest that developers want to clear for cropland and other uses. Give your three strongest arguments for preserving this ecosystem. How would you counter the argument that preserv-ing the forest would harm the local economy by causing a loss of jobs in the timber industry? You are a defense attorney arguing in court for preserving an old-growth forest that developers want to clear for cropland and other uses. Give your three strongest arguments for preserving this ecosystem. How would you counter the argument that preserv-ing the forest would harm the local economy by causing a loss of jobs in the timber industry?

Explanation / Answer

Cutting of the forest will affect the local environment in three ways as:-

1. it iwll disturb the food chain

2. will increase the chances of the flood

3. will cause a loss of habitat for the orgainsm or animal living in the forest

4. increase in air pollution

5. loss of work for wood cutters

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