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DEFORESTATION
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DEFORESTATION
• Deforestation occurs when there is rapid destruction and clearing of woodland.
• Deforestation has been occurring since humans have found the ability to cut down trees, but it has increased greatly over the last century.
Major Reasons Deforestation Occurs
To obtain timber for deforestation
To obtain wood for cooking and heating purposes
To obtain wood for producing paper and other wood products
To clear land for agriculture , such as planting crops and grazing livestock
To clear land for mining of minerals such as tin and iron
To clear land for urbanisation, such as building roads and buildings
Natural disasters such as forest fires and volcanic eruptions
Acid rains
Effects of deforestation
Reduced soil fertility
Flooding and landslides
Loss of biodiversity
Climate change
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