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Mass deforestation threatens food security in some African countries. [14] One factor contributing to the continent's high deforestation rates is the dependence of 90% of its population on wood as fuel for heating and cooking. [15]
Deforestation in the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state, 2009. Deforestation or forest clearance is the removal and destruction of a forest or stand of trees from land that is then converted to non-forest use. [1] Deforestation can involve conversion of forest land to farms, ranches, or urban use.
Deforestation by continent; Forest cover by state and territory in the United States; Forest cover by state in India; Forest cover by federal subject in Russia; Forest cover by province or territory in Canada; Forest cover by state or territory in Australia; Forest Landscape Integrity Index; Forest restoration; Reforestation
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Deforestation by continent; A. Afforestation in Scotland; Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest; Deforestation in Angola; Deforestation in Argentina; B ...
However, the deforestation rates in East Africa are second highest of the continent. Moreover, it has the smallest fraction of its forest area designated primarily for conservation. Apart from Northern Africa, East African countries show the second highest decline rates of conservation forests in the continent.
Deforestation in the United States was affected by many factors. One such factor was the effect, whether positive or negative, that the logging industry has on forests in the country. Logging in the United States is a hotly debated topic as groups who either support or oppose logging argue over its benefits and negative effects.
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