Explain why cutting down trees in the world’s rain forests is intensifying the problem of large amounts of CO2 in the atmosphere.

Compose a 2-page essay in which you do the following:
Explain why cutting down trees in the world’s rain forests is intensifying the problem of large amounts of CO2 in the atmosphere.
Which reactions of photosynthesis would be directly responsible for reducing atmospheric CO2? Cite specific sources to support the claims in your essay.