It is appalling to know that at one point of time nearly 14.8 billion acre of land was covered with forests. This size has over the years come down to a mere 8.6 billion. Deforestation and the effects of deforestation have taken place in a high scale over the last 50 years. Deforestation in rainforests has primarily been due to cattle grazing, timber industry, and agriculture. Deforestation has taken place in Central America for raising beef to satisfy ever growing human needs. The tropical forests of Central America are facing a huge price for it. The level of carbon dioxide released in the atmosphere is high due to rainforest deforestation. In such cases the trees do not have the ability to absorb the rainfall followed by preventing soil erosion. The next scene is flooding and daily siltation of rivers occurring at such areas. Did you know that rainforests once depleted do not have a chance to restore? Hence, once humans began depleting rainforests it should be likely that they are gone for the rest of this life.