Question
What are the various purposes for which the forest trees are cut?

Answer

Trees are cut down for many reasons:
Trees are cut to make space to build new houses and to clear land to grow crops for human consumption, grass for animals like domestic and milch animals so they can produce dairy foods. The trees are also cut down for production of paper and making of furniture. Sometimes trees are cut to make roads and buildings.

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