Forest Degradation Around the World
The growth in the human population has forced mankind to convert forested land into other land uses such as agricultural land, residential, urban, road construction and mining activities. The degradation of forest due to anthropogenic activities is significantly reducing forests in the world. These...
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| description | The growth in the human population has forced mankind to convert forested land into other land uses such as agricultural land, residential, urban, road construction and mining activities. The degradation of forest due to anthropogenic activities is significantly reducing forests in the world. These practices result in significant impacts on the forest structure, species composition and ecology, which will consequently reduce forest productivity and ecosystem functions. Due to deforestation, half of the earth's vegetation surface has reduced to one-third, resulting in large degraded areas. The significant reduction of the forest areas requires appropriate planning for sustainable management of the forests. This book reviews the extent and consequences of deforestation around the world. It highlights case studies of the causes of deforestation in Malaysia, Korea, India, Bangladesh, Columbia, Brazil and Mali. It is hoped that the book will provide insights on the importance of effective forest planning and management for the sustainable development of forest resources. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-672782024-04-05T12:34:35Z Forest Degradation Around the World Nazip Suratman, Mohd Abd Latif, Zulkiflee De Oliveira, Gabriel Brunsell, Nathaniel Shimabukuro, Yosio Antonio Costa Dos Santos, Carlos Ecological science, the Biosphere thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSA Life sciences: general issues::PSAF Ecological science, the Biosphere The growth in the human population has forced mankind to convert forested land into other land uses such as agricultural land, residential, urban, road construction and mining activities. The degradation of forest due to anthropogenic activities is significantly reducing forests in the world. These practices result in significant impacts on the forest structure, species composition and ecology, which will consequently reduce forest productivity and ecosystem functions. Due to deforestation, half of the earth's vegetation surface has reduced to one-third, resulting in large degraded areas. The significant reduction of the forest areas requires appropriate planning for sustainable management of the forests. This book reviews the extent and consequences of deforestation around the world. It highlights case studies of the causes of deforestation in Malaysia, Korea, India, Bangladesh, Columbia, Brazil and Mali. It is hoped that the book will provide insights on the importance of effective forest planning and management for the sustainable development of forest resources. 2021-04-20T16:08:53Z 2021-04-20T16:08:53Z 2020 book ONIX_20210420_9781789238341_2637 9781789238341 9781789238334 9781838803155 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/67278 eng image/jpeg n/a https://www.intechopen.com/books https://mts.intechopen.com/storage/books/7629/authors_book/authors_book.pdf IntechOpen IntechOpen 10.5772/intechopen.77433 10.5772/intechopen.77433 78a36484-2c0c-47cb-ad67-2b9f5cd4a8f6 9781789238341 9781789238334 9781838803155 IntechOpen 142 open access |
| spellingShingle | Ecological science, the Biosphere thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSA Life sciences: general issues::PSAF Ecological science, the Biosphere Forest Degradation Around the World |
| title | Forest Degradation Around the World |
| title_full | Forest Degradation Around the World |
| title_fullStr | Forest Degradation Around the World |
| title_full_unstemmed | Forest Degradation Around the World |
| title_short | Forest Degradation Around the World |
| title_sort | forest degradation around the world |
| topic | Ecological science, the Biosphere thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSA Life sciences: general issues::PSAF Ecological science, the Biosphere |
| topic_facet | Ecological science, the Biosphere thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSA Life sciences: general issues::PSAF Ecological science, the Biosphere |
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