What are the dimensions of deforestation?
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Deforestation is the permanent destruction of forests in order to make the land available for other uses. An estimated 18 million acres (7.3 million hectares) of forest, which is roughly the size of the country of Panama, are lost each year, according to the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
5 main cause of deforestation :
- Agricultural Expansion. The conversion of forests into agricultural plantations is a major cause of deforestation.
- Livestock Ranching.
- Logging.
- Infrastructure Expansion.
- Overpopulation.
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Deforestation refers to the large-scale cutting of trees for commercial purposes like constructing housing or factories, mining, grazing livestock and crop cultivation.
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