(par 7.3.1) Deforestation (taken from Wikipedia)
Deforestation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deforestation From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Satellite photograph of deforestation in progress in the TierrasBajas project in eastern Bolivia. Deforestation, clearance or clearing is the removal of a forest or stand of trees where the land is thereafter converted to a non-forest use.[1] Examples of deforestation include conversion of forestland to farms, ranches, or urban use. The term deforestation can be misused when applied […]
(par 7.3.1) Clearcutting (taken from Wikipedia)
Clearcutting http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clearcutting From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia After a century of clearcutting, this forest, near the source of the Lewis and Clark River in Clatsop County, Oregon, is a patchwork with each patch composed of trees that are mostly the same age Clearcutting, clearfelling, or clearcut logging is a forestry/logging practice in which most or all trees in an area […]
(par 7.3.1) Amazon rainforest losing ability to regulate climate, scientist warns
Amazon rainforest losing ability to regulate climate, scientist warns http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/oct/31/amazon-rainforest-deforestation-weather-droughts-report Report says logging and burning of Amazon might be connected to worsening droughts – such as the one plaguing São Paulo Jonathan Watts in Rio de Janeiro The Guardian Friday The Amazon rainforest has degraded to the point where it is losing its ability to benignly regulate […]