ECOLOGY
HUMANS AND THE BIOSPHERE
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Question
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leaving stems and roots
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crop rotation
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deforestation
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Detailed explanation-1: -Planting trees is not a cause of deforestation.
Detailed explanation-2: -Agriculture is the main driver of deforestation. Eighty per cent of global forest loss is due to converting forests to farmland to produce agricultural commodities, such as beef, palm oil, soy, cocoa, rubber, coffee and timber which are largely exported.
Detailed explanation-3: -Therefore, deforestation (2), urbanisation (4) and industrialisation (5) do not help to conserve forests.
Detailed explanation-4: -The removal of trees without sufficient reforestation has resulted in habitat damage, biodiversity loss, and aridity. Deforestation causes extinction, changes to climatic conditions, desertification, and displacement of populations, as observed by current conditions and in the past through the fossil record.