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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.
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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 ...
Timeline of history of environmentalism, on organized efforts; George Perkins Marsh Prize for best book in environmental history; Environmental movement in the United States, after 1960; Prairie restoration; Environmental policy of the United States. United States Bureau of Reclamation on water policy; United States Environmental Protection Agency
The majority of deforestation took place prior to 1910 with the Forest Service reporting the minimum forestation as 721,000,000 acres (2,920,000 km 2) around 1920. [8] The forest resources of the United States remained relatively constant through the 20th century. [9]
In 2024, deforestation in Colombia's Amazon region has increased by 40% during the first quarter compared to the same period last year, according to a report. [152] This rise in deforestation is occurring amidst the influence of a strong El Niño weather phenomenon, causing dry and hot conditions that have led to droughts and fires throughout ...
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.
Deforestation, [137] hunting, competition with, and changes to vegetation caused by livestock. [111] 680-880 [137] Lesser elephant bird: Mullerornis modestus: Central and southern Madagascar Hunting, aridification, [111] and deforestation. [137] 687-880: Malagasy pygmy hippopotamus: Hippopotamus madagascariensis: Northwestern and central ...