Deforestation Research Progress de Ilya B. Sanchez

Deforestation Research Progress

Ilya B. Sanchez

Carl L. Alonso

Deforestation is the conversion of forested areas to non-forest land for use such as arable land, pasture, urban use, logged areas, or wasteland. Generally, the removal or destruction of significant areas of forest cover has resulted in a degraded environment with reduced biodiversity. In many countries, massive deforestation is ongoing and is shaping climate and geography. This book provides leading research from around the globe in this field.

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Preface; Deforestation: Impact on Soil Quality, Biodiversity and Livelihoods in the Highlands of Ethiopia; Deforestation of Afromontane Rainforest in Ethiopia; Effect of Land Use Development on Water Quality and Sediment Yield in Lake Takkobu, Kushiro Mire, Northern Japan; Upland Deforestation, Erosion, and Downstream Impacts; Biodiesel Production in Brazil: Barriers and Opportunities to Produce Biofuels in Degraded Lands; Socio-Economic and Institutional Causes of Deforestation in Haiti: A Farm Household-Level View; Agriculture, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA); Deforestation Monitoring and its Accuracy Assessment: The Case of Southeast Mexico; Non-Forest Sector Policies, Global Environmental Markets and the Deforestation Process; Deforestation in the Philippines: An Economic Assessment of Government Policy Responses Using a CGE Model; Human Causes of Forest Degradation in the Bhilangana River Catchment of the Central Himalayan Region, India; Isn't there an Alternative to Deforestation in Amazonas?; Enhanced Evapotranspiration in Europe Over the Plant Growing Season: An Induced Regional Warming Effect?; Evaluation of Fire-Induced Deforestation of Tropical Peat Swamp Forest Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques: A Case Study of Klias Peninsula, Sabah, Malaysia; Index.