forest degradation
Forest degradation refers to the deterioration or damage of a forest ecosystem, usually resulting from human activities such as logging, mining, or the conversion of forests into agricultural or urban areas. It involves the loss of forest quality and functionality, leading to a decline in biodiversity, carbon storage, water regulation, and other ecosystem services provided by forests.
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Related Concepts (22)
- afforestation
- agricultural encroachment
- air pollution
- biodiversity loss
- carbon dioxide emissions
- clear-cutting
- climate change
- deforestation
- desertification
- forest conservation
- forest conservation and reforestation
- fragmentation of forest landscapes
- habitat loss
- illegal logging
- invasive species
- land degradation
- land use and land cover change
- logging
- poaching
- soil erosion
- water pollution
- wildfires
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- environmental degradation
- forest conservation and management
- forest conversion
- forest fragmentation
- forest governance
- forest management
- forest monitoring
- forest policy
- forest preservation
- forest protection
- forest regeneration
- forest residues
- forest restoration
- land degradation and restoration
- rainforest destruction