Deforestation Flashcards
1
Q
What are the drivers of deforestation?
A
- Industrial/commercial extraction of forest products
- Uncontrolled anthropogenic wildfire
- Clearing for land, including agriculture, infrastructure.
2
Q
What are the drivers of degradation?
A
- Extraction of forest products for subsistence and local markets
- Industrial/commercial extraction of forest products
- Uncontrolled anthropogenic wildfire.
3
Q
Define ‘deforestation’.
A
Land-use changes that reduce the crown cover of trees to less than the 10% threshold.
4
Q
Define ‘forest degradation’.
A
Any reductions in forest density other than deforestation.
