Deforestation refers to the clearing or removal of forests.
The primary drivers include agricultural expansion, driven by growing food needs and shifting cultivation practices.
Industrial demands for wood and paper products, as well as the need for fuel wood, also contribute significantly. Large-scale development projects like dams, mining, and infrastructure construction necessitate forest clearing.
Overgrazing exacerbates the problem by degrading existing forest lands. Reforestation, on the other hand, is the process of restoring forest cover, which is the opposite of deforestation and aims to mitigate its effects.
Therefore, reforestation efforts are not a cause of deforestation.
