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  2. Extinction: The Facts - Wikipedia

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    Extinction: The Facts is a 2020 documentary film by the natural historian David Attenborough which aired on the BBC.It depicts the continuing sixth mass extinction, caused by humans, and the consequences of biodiversity loss and climate change.

  3. Forest degradation - Wikipedia

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    Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) is an international voluntary climate change mitigation approach to curb deforestation and forest degradation. This mechanism makes part of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) since 2005.

  4. 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.

  5. Habitat destruction - Wikipedia

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    One result is that shifting cultivation is not the primary cause of deforestation in all world regions, while transport extension (including the construction of new roads) is the largest single proximate factor responsible for deforestation. [19] Habitat size and numbers of species are systematically related.

  6. Desert greening - Wikipedia

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    A satellite image of the Sahara, the world's largest hot desert and third largest desert after Antarctica and the Arctic. Desert greening is the process of afforestation or revegetation of deserts for ecological restoration (biodiversity), sustainable farming and forestry, but also for reclamation of natural water systems and other ecological systems that support life.

  7. Land clearing in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Extensive unlawful deforestation continues across the country. [5] Land clearing is an important environmental issue in Australia. Bans on land clearing have been placed by state governments. [6] This policy largely permitted Australia to abide by its commitments to the Kyoto Protocol.

  8. Deforestation and climate change - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Forest restoration - Wikipedia

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    Forest restoration, when implemented appropriately, helps restore habitats and ecosystems, create jobs and income and is an effective nature-based solution to climate change. Moreover, according to FAO, forest and landscape restoration yields many benefits for the climate, including greenhouse gas emissions sequestration and reduction. [ 9 ]