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Tells why trees are important, where deforestation is happening, and possible effects. ... Beyond the major causes of deforestation lie some supplementary ones that too stack the odds against forests around the globe. Acid rain and the building of dams have their share of harmful effects.
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www.umich.edu/~gs265/society/deforestation.htm
www.umich.edu/~gs265/society/deforestation.htm
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What are underlying causes of deforestation? ... Direct causes of deforestation ... The most important direct causes of deforestation include logging, the conversion of forested lands for agriculture and cattle-raising, urbanization, mining and oil exploitation, acid rain and fire.
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www.wrm.org.uy/deforestation/indirect.html
www.wrm.org.uy/deforestation/indirect.html
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Rethinking the Causes of Deforestation: Lessons from Economic Models; by Arild Angelsen & David Kaimowitz ... Direct Causes of Deforestation; Agriculture and Cattle-Raising; Dams and Megaprojects ; Fires ; Logging ; Mangroves and Shrimp Farming; Mining; Oil and Gas; Plantations...
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www.wrm.org.uy/deforestation/
www.wrm.org.uy/deforestation/
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Here are some of main causes and effects of deforestation. Causes and Effects of Deforestation. ... What are the Causes of Deforestation?; The destruction of the forests is occurring due to various reasons, one of the main reasons being the short term economic benefits.
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www.buzzle.com/articles/causes-and-effects-of-deforesta...
www.buzzle.com/articles/causes-and-effects-of-deforestation.html
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There are two main causes of deforestation. The primary and most common reasons for deforestation are known as the direct causes. Logging, overpopulation, urbanization, dam construction etc are under direct causes.
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ezinearticles.com/?Root-Causes-of-Deforestation&id=5275...
ezinearticles.com/?Root-Causes-of-Deforestation&id=527517
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The United Nations Confrence on Enviroment and Development (UNCED) in 1992 defines deforestion as "land degradation in arid, semi-arid, and sub-humid areas resulting from variuos factors including climatic variations and human activites." The effects of deforestation can be catagorized in three ways.
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www.earlham.edu/~pols/17Fall96/inneske/effects.HTM
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Tells how deforestation happens, and some consequences of it. ... * Desertification The causes of desertification are complex, but deforestation is one of the contributing factors (see Enviro Facts "Desertification")
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www.botany.uwc.ac.za/Envfacts/facts/deforestation.htm
www.botany.uwc.ac.za/Envfacts/facts/deforestation.htm
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Causes of Deforestation: Direct Causes ... Direct causes of deforestation are agricultural expansion, wood extraction (e.g., logging or wood harvest for domestic fuel or charcoal), and infrastructure expansion such as road building and urbanization. Rarely is there a single direct cause for deforestation.
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earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/Deforestation/defores...
earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/Deforestation/deforestation_update3.html
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