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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.
Deforestation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been caused partly by unregulated logging and mining, but mostly by the demands made by the subsistence activities of a poor population. In the east of the country, for example, more than 3 million people live less than a day's walk from Virunga National Park. Wood from the park's ...
Deforestation is defined as the conversion of forest to other land uses (regardless of whether it is human-induced). [14] Deforestation and forest area net change are not the same: the latter is the sum of all forest losses (deforestation) and all forest gains (forest expansion) in a given period. Net change, therefore, can be positive or ...
As of December 2023, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 45 Extinct in the Wild plant species. [1] Approximately 0.068% of all evaluated plant species are listed as extinct in the wild.
This is an alphabetical list of environmental issues, harmful aspects of human activity on the biophysical environment. They are loosely divided into causes, effects and mitigation, noting that effects are interconnected and can cause new effects.
States with the most area of that forest are listed first, while states with the least are listed last. Coordinates are those by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, and may not be representative of the entire forest. [6] C The history of the National Forest System is very complicated. Forests have been transferred between agencies, renamed ...
It has been estimated that before European settlement, forests in the United States mainland covered nearly 1 billion acres (4,000,000 km 2). [1] Since the mid-1600s, about 300 million acres (1,200,000 km 2) of forest have been cleared, primarily for agriculture during the 19th century.
View history; General What links here; Related changes; Upload file; Special pages; Permanent link; ... This is a list of extinction events, both mass and minor: [1]