DEFORESTATION
Permanent clearing of forest lands for all forms of agriculture and for other land uses.
Currently deforestation is occuring at an alarming rate i.e. 12 million hectares of forests are cleared annually. 0.18% per year in 2000-2005
Permanent clearing of forest lands for all forms of agriculture and for other land uses.
Currently deforestation is occuring at an alarming rate i.e. 12 million hectares of forests are cleared annually. 0.18% per year in 2000-2005
Causes of Deforestation
•Primary
causes of deforestation vary.
•Asian
forests are threatened by:
•Commercial logging
•Agricultural Expansion
•African
forests are in danger because of
•Fuel wood Collection
•Overgrazing of cattle
•Logging
•In
Latin America, forests clearance is associated with
•Cattle ranching
•Population settlement schemes
•Development projects
•Commercial Logging
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