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  1. Feb 18, 2015 · The document discusses deforestation, including its causes, effects, extent in India, and methods for control. It defines deforestation as the removal of forests and notes its main drivers are shifting agriculture, commercial logging, mining and dams.

  2. Deforestation, clearance, or clearing is the removal of a forest or stand of trees where the land is thereafter converted to a non-forest use. Examples of deforestation include conversion of forestland to farms, ranches, or urban use.

  3. Mar 26, 2014 · Deforestation: Causes, Effects and Solutions - Download as a PDF or view online for free.

  4. Mar 3, 2018 · Deforestation is removing forests to convert the land to non-forest uses like agriculture. An estimated 18 million acres of forest are lost each year. The main causes of deforestation are clearing land for housing and agriculture, logging for wood, and forest fires.

  5. Deforestation alters the hydrologic cycle, potentially increasing or decreasing the amount of water in the soil and groundwater and the moisture in the atmosphere Forests act as a sink for carbon which reduces the greenhouse effect and global warming. 8 Effects of Deforestation on Climate.

  6. Deforestation and degradation of forests create ecological problems in every part of the world. Deforestation is occurring at a rapid pace, especially in tropical regions where millions of acres are clear cut every year. Remaining forests also suffer from pollution and selective logging operations that degrade the integrity of local ecosystems.

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  8. Deforestation threatens the world’s biodiversity and affects climate change. What solutions do you have for it? Present them in Google Slides & PPT