What is deforestation..mention the causes of deforestation during colonial period
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the action of clearing a wide area of trees.Increased demand for timber due to expansion of railways and for ship building purposes. (iv) Large areas of forests were also cleared to make way for plantation crops. The causes for deforestation in India during British rule were: ... (ii) Colonisation by the British encouraged production of commercial crops.
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Deforestation causes can either be direct or indirect. Among direct causes are: Natural causes as hurricanes, fires, parasites and floods. Human activities as agricultural expansion, cattle breeding, timber extraction, mining, oil extraction, dam construction and infrastructure development.
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