Virgin forest in the U.S. In the United States, deforestation was an ongoing process until recently. Between 2010 and 2020, the US forests increased 0...
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Climate change has led to the United States warming by 2.6 °F (1.4 °C) since 1970. The climate of the United States is shifting in ways that are widespread...
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The term "United States," when used in the geographic sense, refers to the contiguous United States (sometimes referred to as the Lower 48, including...
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cause of deforestation, accounting for about 80% of all deforestation in the region. This makes it the world's largest single driver of deforestation, contributing...
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As in other Southeast Asian countries, deforestation in the Philippines is a major environmental issue. Over the course of the 20th century, the forest...
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or Indigenous Americans) are the Indigenous peoples of the United States of America, particularly of the lower 48 states and Alaska. They may also include...
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carbon storage. The direct cause of most deforestation is agriculture by far. More than 80% of deforestation was attributed to agriculture in 2018. Forests...
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Canada, the United States, China, Australia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia, India, and Peru. Global annual deforestation is estimated...
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help achieve zero net deforestation by 2020. Due to deforestation the Amazon was a net emitter of greenhouse gas in the 2010s. The effects include "severe...
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The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal...
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Deforestation is a complex and intertwined environmental and social problem in Haiti. The most-recent national research on charcoal estimates that approximately...
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The technological and industrial history of the United States describes the emergence of the United States as one of the most technologically advanced...
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Mining in the United States has been active since the beginning of colonial times, but became a major industry in the 19th century with a number of new...
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Deforestation in Indonesia involves the long-term loss of forests and foliage across much of the country; it has had massive environmental and social impacts...
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Deforestation in Madagascar is an ongoing environmental issue. Deforestation creates agricultural or pastoral land but can also result in desertification...
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Mexico (redirect from The United States of Mexico)
officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. Covering 1,972,550 km2 (761,610 sq mi), it is the world's 13th...
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The Canada–United States international border vista (colloquially known as The Slash) is a man-made track of deforestation that demarcates portions of...
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REDD and REDD+ (redirect from Reduced Emissions from deforestation and degradation)
for these efforts. The acronym refers to "reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries, and the role of conservation...
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infrastructure development contribute to deforestation and present various challenges against afforestation efforts. Deforestation in Nigeria has raised concerns regarding...
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though some of the greatest impacts come from burning fossil fuels, deforestation, agriculture and industrial manufacturing. In the United States, power generation...
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of United States disasters by death toll includes disasters that occurred either in the United States, at diplomatic missions of the United States, or...
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Milmo, Cahal (11 June 2010). "'Worrying' slump in tree planting prompts fears of deforestation". The Independent. Retrieved 18 July 2010. "Welsh Government-Natural...
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Environmental issues in the United States include climate change, energy, species conservation, invasive species, deforestation, mining, nuclear accidents, pesticides...
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The relationship between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the United States of America (USA) has been complex and at times tense since the establishment...
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countries. Virgin forest in the U.S. In the United States, deforestation was an ongoing process until recently. Between 2010 and 2020, the US forests increased...
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The United States achieved independent governance with the Lee Resolution and the Declaration of Independence in July 1776. Following the American Revolutionary...
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Land use (section United States)
There is rarely one direct or underlying cause for deforestation. Rather, deforestation is the result of intertwining systemic forces working simultaneously...
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Deforestation in Myanmar (otherwise known as Burma) led to a reduction in forest cover from 70% of the country in 1948 to 48% by 2014. Myanmar possesses...
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high rates of deforestation which endanger both its fauna and flora. It has been estimated that since Kenya's independence in 1963, the forest cover has...
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Environmental issues in the United States include climate change, energy, species conservation, invasive species, deforestation, mining, nuclear accidents...
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