NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The most common pressures causing deforestation and severe forest degradation are agriculture, unsustainable forest management, mining, infrastructure projects and increased fire incidence and intensity.

Detailed explanation-2: -The second biggest cause is logging operations. Illegal logging is responsible for between 15% and 30% of all wood traded globally. It’s estimated to be worth between $30 billion and $100 billion annually.

Detailed explanation-3: -The main cause of deforestation is agriculture (poorly planned infrastructure is emerging as a big threat too) and the main cause of forest degradation is illegal logging. In 2019, the tropics lost close to 30 soccer fields’ worth of trees every single minute.