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Clearing forests or removing trees to make land for housing, agriculture, or firewood. Nothing is replanted and no time is allowed for forest regeneration. It is connected to the greenhouse effect and desertification.
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Clearing forests or removing trees to make land for housing, agriculture, or firewood. Nothing is replanted and no time is allowed for forest regeneration. It is connected to the greenhouse effect and desertification.