FORESTRY
FOREST POLICY AND GOVERNANCE
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Question
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Since 1750, deforestation is responsible for ____ of emissions
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1/3
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1/2
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1/4
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1/8
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Trees and other plants absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as they grow. This is converted into carbon and stored in the plant’s branches, leaves, trunks, roots and in the soil. When forests are cleared or burnt, stored carbon is released into the atmosphere, mainly as carbon dioxide.
Detailed explanation-2: -Since 1970, CO2 emissions have increased by about 90%, with emissions from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes contributing about 78% of the total greenhouse gas emissions increase from 1970 to 2011. Agriculture, deforestation, and other land-use changes have been the second-largest contributors.
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