Deforestation: development of road infrastructure
Deforestation Jump to navigation Jump to search "Deforest" redirects here. For other uses, see DeForest (disambiguation) . "Forest clearing" redirects here. For a gap in a forest, see Glade (geography) . Satellite image of deforestation in progress in eastern Bolivia . Worldwide, 10% of wilderness areas were lost between 1990 and 2015. [1] Tropical deforestation in 1750-2004 (net loss) Forest Landscape Integrity Index showing anthropogenic modification of remaining forest. [2] Dry seasons, exacerbated by climate change , and the use of slash-and-burn methods for clearing tropical forest for agriculture, livestock, logging, and mining are causing wildfires, deforestating the Amazon rainforest . ( MODIS satellite image of 2020 Brazil rainforest wildfires ) Deforestation , clearance , clearcutting , or clearing is the removal of a forest or stand of tre...