What term is used to describe the clear-cutting of rain forests for their valuable lumber, which often results in species loss?

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Yurem Webb

1 January, 15:54

What term is used to describe the clear-cutting of rain forests for their valuable lumber, which often results in species loss?

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Skyler Archer · Answer 1

The answer for the above question is Deforestation. It involves the removal of trees in large quantities at a time. It affects the atmosphere in a couple of ways which includes; Trees remove carbon dioxide from the air and thus they reduce the amount of CO2 that gets into the atmosphere, acting as global warming. Deforestation causes a release of large amounts of Carbon dioxide in the air through burning of fuels, since there are no trees to remove it.