Slash and burn
clearing land for agriculture
clearing of lands for agricultural use
clear cutting ------------------ deforestation
wildfire
Thomas K. Rudel has written: 'Tropical forests' -- subject(s): Deforestation, Rain forest conservation 'Tropical deforestation' -- subject(s): Clearing of land, Deforestation, Peasantry, Rain forests
Population growth / clearing of lands for agricultural use.
Logging and slash-and-burn clearing for agriculture first, but the big problem is the erosion that follows after that kind of clearing. Erosion caused by unsustainable agriculture and logging prohibits the forest from growing back.
The biggest threat of tropical deforestation is that of erosion, which leads to desertification. Desertification in tropical areas impacts the water cycle of the entire planet.
no
north
What deforestation could disrupt the life cycle of ophiocordyceps unilateralis in tropical rain forests
because of deforestation and new roads