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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Biodiversity loss]]
* [[Carbon sink]]
* [[Carbon sink]]
* [[Climate change]]
* [[Ecosystem services]]
* [[Ecosystem services]]
* [[Degradation]]
* [[Degradation]]
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* [[Environmental profit and loss]]
* [[Environmental profit and loss]]
* [[Greenhouse gas]]
* [[Greenhouse gas]]
* [[Nature loss]]
* [[RED]]
* [[RED]]
* [[REDD]]
* [[REDD]]
* [[REDD+]]
* [[REDD+]]
* [[Reforestation]]
* [[SDG 15]]
* [[SDG 15]]


[[Category:The_business_context]]
[[Category:Ethics]]
[[Category:Identify_and_assess_risks]]
[[Category:Identify_and_assess_risks]]
[[Category:Manage_risks]]
[[Category:Manage_risks]]
[[Category:Risk_reporting]]
[[Category:Risk_frameworks]]
[[Category:Risk_frameworks]]
[[Category:Risk_reporting]]
[[Category:The_business_context]]

Latest revision as of 03:58, 31 March 2024

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