Deforestation
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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. Deforestation can involve conversion of forest land t
Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil's Maranhão state, 2016
Deforestation in Riau province, Sumatra, Indonesia to make way for an oil palm plantation in 2007
Deforestation in the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state, 2009
Deforestation in Ecuador.
Desertification
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Desertification is a type of gradual land degradation of fertile land into arid desert due to a combination of natural processes and human activities.
Deforestation
…local climate, and displacement of indigenous people who live in forests. Deforested regions often also suffer from other environmental problems such as desertification and soil erosion. Another problem is that deforestation reduces the uptake of carbon dioxide (carbon sequestration) from the atmosphere. This reduces…
Extreme desertification in Somalia
View of Sydney Harbour Bridge covered in dust
Wind erosion outside Leuchars
Sahel region of Mali