Deforestation

1. Environmental concerns - global.

Reduction in the total area of the earth covered by forest.

Especially longer-term reductions caused by human activity.

Deforestation is an important environmental concern because forests act as carbon sinks and provide other ecosystem services.

2. Environmental concerns - regional, national & local.

Reduction in the proportion of a region, country or other area covered by forest.

See also

• Carbon sink
• Ecosystem services
• Degradation
• Desertification
• Emissions
• Environmental concerns
• Environmental profit and loss
• Greenhouse gas
• RED
• REDD
• REDD+
• Reforestation
• SDG 15