What isBush burning
Bush burning is the setting of forest, weed and grass on fire. Bush burning is caused due to the result of carelesness or desaster. It make people lose their properties, plantation and crops
Causes of bush burning
- Cutting of trees for the purpose of construction of houses and industries.
- Expansion of town or villages.
- Construction of new roads through forest trees.
- Trees are cut for cultivation of crops.
- When trees are use for fuel wood.
Effects of bush burning
- Destroys lives
- Destroys soil organisms
- Destroys gardens
- Destroys food crops
- Destroys soil texture
- Destroys vegetation
- Causes air pollution
- Causes soil infertility
Controls of deforestation
- keeping garden beds moist through mulching or other non-flammable ground covers like pebbles
- regularly clearing leaves from gutters, roofs, downpipes and around the base of trees
- Afforestation
- Planting of trees should be encouraged
- regularly mowing the grass and raking up leaves
- Public campaing on effects of bush burning
- removing weeds and pruning bushes and trees