Directory of Deforestation Resources

Deforestation is the removal of forested areas, so that they no longer are forests.

Resources in This Category

BBC News: Amazon 'Stealth' Logging Revealed

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4362760.stm
Satellite research says deforestation of Brazil's Amazon has been underestimated by at least sixty percent.
EO Library: Tropical Deforestation Fact Sheet

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Deforestation/
Explains why deforestation happens, and the rate at which forests are disappearing.
National Geographic: Deforestation

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/deforestation-overview/
Shows photographs, satellite images, and video clips of deforestation and desertification.
Photovault: Deforestation

http://www.photovault.com/Link/Technology/Outside/Deforestation/TODVolume01.html
Contains many pictures of areas where forests have been cut down.
Rainforest Facts

http://www.rain-tree.com/facts.htm
Explains the problems and solutions of rainforest deforestation. Included are facts and figures, which describe the important uses of this type of ecosystem and the rapid loss of wildlife and plant species, if nothing is done about this situation.
Tropical Deforestation and Habitat Destruction

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/troppois/tpdeforestation.html
Offers information on slash and burn agriculture, and the regrowth in a tropical rainforest.
Wikipedia: Deforestation

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deforestation
Encyclopedia article explains deforestation and how it affects the environment.

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