Deforestation in Madagascar
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- Created on: 15-04-15 18:01
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- Deforestation in Madagascar
- Causes (nearly 40% of forest cover decreased in 50 years
- An increase in population of nearly 3%
- More areas needed for housing and agriculture
- Cattle ranching
- Precious stones and minerals found under the forest
- Trees cut down for mining purposes
- Cash crops- subsistence farming
- Slash and burn technique
- Trees can't grow back
- Slash and burn technique
- Building of roads
- Urbanisation
- Extraction of timbre
- An increase in population of nearly 3%
- Results
- Animals loose habitats
- Extinction
- Rare plants destroyed
- Extinction
- Soils less well drained by trees
- Flooding
- Soil erosion
- Crops can no longer be planted
- Soil erosion
- Flooding
- Lack of interception by trees
- Flooding
- Soil erosion
- Crops can no longer be planted
- Soil erosion
- Flooding
- Food chain disrupted
- Animals loose habitats
- Causes (nearly 40% of forest cover decreased in 50 years
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