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Deforestation
Deforestation is the permanent destruction of forests to make land available for
other uses, such as agriculture, urban development, or resource extraction.
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by Max Lorduy
Causes of Deforestation
Agriculture Resource Extraction Urban Expansion
Clearing land for crops, Logging, mining, and drilling Growing cities and infrastructure
livestock, and plantations is a activities destroy forests to development lead to the clearing
major driver of deforestation. access natural resources. of forested areas.
Environmental Impacts of Deforestation
2 Sustainable Forestry
Promoting responsible logging practices and forest management techniques.