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