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Deforestation, indiscriminate cutting or over-harvesting of trees for lumber or pulp, or to clear the land for agriculture, ranching, construction, or other human activities.

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historical causes of deforestation, see Forestry: History; Lumber Industry; Rain Forest: Human Impact

results of deforestation, see Environment: Habitat Destruction and Species Extinction; Erosion; Shrub Land: Stable Shrub Lands; Bird: Evolutionary History; Endangered Species: Causes; Algeria: Plants and Animals; Amazon: Exploration and Development; China: Forestry; Haiti: Plants and Animals; Nottinghamshire; West Bengal; Himāchal Pradesh; Tripura; Flood Control; Global Warming; Grassland; Nitrogen Cycle; Jos Plateau; Rhine; Shrub Land

mammals affected by deforestation, see Gibbon; Flying Fox; Ocelot; Kitti’s Hog-Nosed Bat; Old World Fruit Bat