NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -process of cutting down all the vegetation in an area, usually as part of an economic industry. management of a natural resource to prevent exploitation, destruction, or neglect. destruction or removal of forests and their undergrowth. act in which earth is worn away, often by water, wind, or ice.

Detailed explanation-2: -Much of west Africa was deforested throughout the 20th century, a process driven by agriculture, international trade in goods like cocoa, and the displacement of people by conflict. The rapid growth of cities, particularly along the coast, is also leading to deforestation in the surrounding regions.

Detailed explanation-3: -Storing carbon, distributing water If all trees were cut down and burned, the forest’s carbon storage capacity would be lost to the atmosphere. Some of this carbon would be taken up by the oceans, and some by other ecosystems (such as temperate or arctic forests), but no doubt this would exacerbate climate warming.

Detailed explanation-4: -Some of the proposed solutions include regulating the logging industry, developing forest protection schemes, and addressing human activities that promote deforestation.