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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 ...
Land use change, especially in the form of deforestation, is the second largest source of carbon dioxide emissions from human activities, after the burning of fossil fuels. [4] [5] Greenhouse gases are emitted from deforestation during the burning of forest biomass and decomposition of remaining plant material and soil carbon.
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.
Satellite images taken between January and June this year show 1,500 square miles of forest in the Brazilian Amazon destroyed. This is more deforestation than in any six month period in the seven ...
WWF Australia expressed concerns on October 26 that recent rainfall in north Queensland caused sediment run-off and fertiliser pollution that has flowed into the vulnerable Great Barrier Reef ...
President Biden commemorated Earth Day on Friday by unveiling a raft of new policies to combat deforestation, including the signing of an executive order that safeguards old-growth forests on ...
This article lists film and television works which feature or discuss the environment, environmentalism or environmental issues.. Some notable and commercially successful films have featured environmental themes [1] and are commemorated through several environmental film festivals held annually.
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