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  2. Deforestation by continent - Wikipedia

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    Deforestation by humans began taking place already in the Bronze Age but reached its peak under British colonial rule, particularly the 16th and 17th century Plantations, that saw mass scale deforestation to create agricultural lands, and to supplement the need for timber for shipbuilding for Britain's early phase of empire building. [92]

  3. Deforestation - Wikipedia

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    Deforestation in the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state, 2009. 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. [1] Deforestation can involve conversion of forest land to farms, ranches, or urban use.

  4. Category:Deforestation by region - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; ... Deforestation by continent; A. Afforestation in Scotland; Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest;

  5. Deforestation in the United States - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. List of countries by forest area - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of countries and territories of the world according to the total area covered by forests, based on data published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). In 2010, the world had 3.92 billion hectares (ha) of tree cover, extending over 30% of its land area.

  7. Forestry - Wikipedia

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    A Timberjack wheeled harvester stacking cut timber in Finland. Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests and woodlands for associated resources for human and environmental benefits. [1]

  8. Category:Deforestation - Wikipedia

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  9. Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest - Wikipedia

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    Deforestation in the Maranhão state, Brazil, in July 2016. The Amazon rainforest, spanning an area of 3,000,000 km 2 (1,200,000 sq mi), is the world's largest rainforest. It encompasses the largest and most biodiverse tropical rainforest on the planet, representing over half of all rainforests.