Sentence examples for intensive deforestation from inspiring English sources

Even when the forest is not entirely cleared, what remains is often a patchwork of forests and fields or, in the event of more intensive deforestation, "islands" of forest surrounded by a "sea" of deforested areas.

This forest harbors many endemic species, and is threatened due to intensive deforestation and fragmentation.

Indigenous lands with small territories have suffered intensive deforestation processes since the 1980s, but changes have been less dramatic in larger areas.

Two centuries of intensive deforestation, coupled to grazing by cattle and extremely variable rainfall had long-lasting effects on forest cover in south-central Chile, which persist until today.

Riau province which has suffered intensive deforestation for palm oil and paper could surely use focussed attention.

This farm was situated in the dry Chaco region near the border with Bolivia and Paraguay (zones with VL) (9 ), a region with intensive deforestation and agricultural activities.

These plants are variously threatened by intensive farming, deforestation, urban advance and climate change.

The challenges of population growth are clear, not least the threats to biodiversity from increased pollution, deforestation, intensive agriculture and urbanisation.

Deforestation, intensive farming, climate change, natural resources extraction and hydropower are among the chief threats to the forest and freshwater ecosystems.

It is marked by a regression of forest cover due to agricultural extension, intensive pasture, and deforestation.

Primary causes are the high reliance on fossil fuels for power generation, transportation, manufacturing and the intensive land usage (deforestation).