One last form of degradation is the influence of fire through burning of the vegetation and surface scotching of the soil that destroys the natural regeneration and young trees, and kills over the mature trees. In order to try to alleviate these problems, the nation s peoples must be involved in decisions concerning the problem. After suffering from desertification, many people will leave their farms and find new industrial jobs in cities. This type of migration deeply effects a nation's economy. In addition, it has caused political instability, starvation, and social breakdowns, as can be seen in Somalia.
Deforestation is the permanent destruction of indigenous forests and woodlands.
The term does not include the removal of industrial forests such as plantations of gum and pines. In a forest the crowns of individual trees touch to form a single canopy. In woodlands, trees grow far apart, so that the canopy is open. To enhance the problem, the poor soils of the humid tropics do not support agriculture for long. There are many consequences of deforestation that will hurt the land of Africa in the years to come.