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  2. Deforestation in India - Wikipedia

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    Deforestation in India is the widespread destruction of major forests in India. It is mainly caused by environmental degradation by farmers, ranches, loggers and plantation corporations. In 2009, India ranked 10th worldwide in the amount of forest loss , [ 1 ] where world annual deforestation is estimated as 13.7 million hectares (34 × 10 ^ 6 ...

  3. Famine in India - Wikipedia

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    In India, traditionally, agricultural laborers and rural artisans have been the primary victims of famines. In the worst famines, cultivators have also been susceptible. [5] Railroads built for the commercial goal of exporting food grains and other agricultural commodities only served to exacerbate economic conditions in times of famine.

  4. Thar Desert - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 January 2025. Arid region in India and Pakistan Thar Desert Great Indian Desert Thar Desert in Rajasthan, India Map of the Thar Desert ecoregion Ecology Realm Indomalayan Biome Deserts and xeric shrublands Borders Northwestern thorn scrub forests Rann of Kutch seasonal salt marsh Geography Area ...

  5. Deforestation - Wikipedia

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    Tropical forest in El Salvador expanded more than 20% between 1992 and 2001. Based on these trends, one study projects that global forestation will increase by 10%—an area the size of India—by 2050. [54] 36% of globally planted forest area is in East Asia – around 950,000 square kilometers. From those 87% are in China. [55]

  6. Desertification - Wikipedia

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    The Gobi Desert is the fastest expanding desert on Earth, as it transforms over 3,600 square kilometres (1,400 square miles) of grassland into wasteland annually. [58] Although the Gobi Desert itself is still a distance away from Beijing, reports from field studies state there are large sand dunes forming only 70 km (43.5 mi) outside the city.

  7. Environmental issues in India - Wikipedia

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    With 17 percent of world population, India contributed some 5 percent of human-sourced carbon dioxide emission; compared to China's 24 percent share. On per capita basis, India emitted about 1.4 tons of carbon dioxide per person, in comparison to the United States’ 17 tons per person, and a world average of 5.3 tons per person.

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  9. Forestry in India - Wikipedia

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    India and the United States cooperated in 2001, using Landsat MSS with a spatial resolution of 80 meters, to get accurate forest distribution data. India thereafter switched to digital images and advanced satellites with 23 meters resolution and software processing of images to get more refined data on forest quantity and forest quality.