How is increase in pollution levels a consequence of deforestation?

• The main cause of deforestation is growing urbanization and industrialization. Need for more land and resources have lead to the cutting down of forests.
• The consequences of deforestation are desertification and natural calamities. It has also rendered many species of plants and animals unprotected and unconserved.

• Agriculture is the direct cause of deforestation.
• Increased population is also another reason for deforestation. Because large number of people dependent upon agriculture for food, shelter etc.

Increased urbanization makes lots of pollution those effects on deforestation.

• Air pollution raises atmospheric temperature that leads to natural calamities.
• Water pollution reduces nutrients during plant intake and thus reduces plant life that lead to dessertification.
• Soil pollution decreases soil minerals which are crucial for plant growth.