Abstract: Initially, deforestation was viewed as a good or even necessary because forests were considered as wild, dangerous, and evil. As the role of forests in protecting bio and cultural diversities were established, deforestation is now viewed as unnecessary and has unwanted consequences. This chapter defines deforestation and ways of measuring them, followed by past and present rates of deforestation and a brief summary of the effects of deforestation.
Publication Year: 2023
Publication Date: 2023-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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