Clearing of forests for farmland will not only lead to extinction of animal species that depend on the forests for shelter but it would lead to increased carbon in the atmosphere that causes increased impacts of climate change. Climate change impacts affect not only the individual(s) that cleared forests for farmland but everyone in the world.
However, there are individuals who think that not clearing forest for farmland when there is not enough land for farming is not a moral act or duty since there are people who will starve. They argue that spearing forests for conservation while there are people who lack food is not human. Moreover, importing food while there is land that can be cleared for farming will be an expensive task for the government. Additionally, when enough food is produced for the people some of it can be exported to generate revenue for the government that can be channeled to other sectors of development like