A Ecological issue: Deforestation, logging Ø Effects wildlife habitats \ biodiversity Ø Increases soil degradation erosion. Ø Carbon storage - leads to more Carbon dioxide in atmosphere - leads to global warming Social- technological: Ø Can lead to global warming Ø Less use of timber to stop Essay. The ecological issue that I have been researching is the Deforestation. This is a major issue in Australia and the world. Forests provide the world with a range of resources the main one being timber. Timber is used in many products but mainly for building the framework of most homes. It has been accepted for years that to get the timber we need to