Deforestation
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title:
Deforestation
text:
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. Deforestation can involve conversion of forest land to farms, ranches, or urban use. About 31% of Earth's land surface is covered by forests at present. This is one-third less than the forest cover before the expansion of agriculture, with half of that loss occurring in the last century. Between 15 million to 18 million hectares of forest, an area the
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Conversion of forest to non-forest for human use
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deforestation
date created:
2001-05-17T15:30:12Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T22:08:21Z
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