Sentence examples for clearance of forest from inspiring English sources
The structures, many of which have been revealed by the clearance of forest for agriculture, point to a "sophisticated pre-Columbian monument-building society", says the journal Antiquity, which has published the research.
The most commonly cited impact is deforestation, i.e., the clearance of forest or woodland.
These changes are considered due to a large clearance of forest areas for agriculture and building houses to accommodate increasing inhabitants.
and miro (Prumnopitys ferruginea (D.Don) Laubenf).. Clearance of forest cover for farming has resulted in similarly catastrophic disturbance and consequently, shade-intolerant species such as totara and kahikatea are successful colonisers on farmed sites (Burns [2000]).
The former meaning encompasses such actions as the draining of wetlands, the clearance of forest to permit agriculture, and the construction of levees and polders to protect land from the sea.
Drivers identified by these approaches suggest that deforestation is associated with observed local socio-economic activities such as clearance of forest for pasture and crops and forest logging for fuelwood.
In this context, the extensive clearance of forests, at present a serious environmental issue in many poor countries, brings people into habitats they might previously not have visited.
The clearance of forests in Malaysia, Indonesia and the occupied territory of West Papua, for example, has been accompanied by sermons about the need to drag "backward" peoples and regions into the light of progress.
The extra productivity could provide an additional economic incentive for the clearance of forests and – as with all monocultures – the proposed expansion of brachiaria pastureland poses a challenge to biodiversity.
It was only on June 24th, when the damage was done, that its president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, apologised to his irate neighbours.At least three laws in Indonesia prohibit the burning and clearance of forests, and in particular Sumatra's extensive peat wetlands.
For example, agricultural land expansion driven by the indiscriminate clearance of forests is estimated to account for 43% of tropical forest losses (Daily 1995).
