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- As rivers re-open to shipping, oil threat to Bangladesh's Sundarbans forest continues
Resource Type: Article
Published: 2015
Bangladesh's Sundarbans forest, home of incredibly rich biodiversity, is under unprecedented threat, writes ASMG Kibria. The recent oil tanker capsize on the Shela river puts the forest at risk of widespread biodiversity loss, but just this week, the authorities re-opened the Shela river to shipping with no restrictions on hazardous cargoes.
- Deforestation
Wikipedia Article
Resource Type: Article
Deforestation, clearance or clearing is the removal of a forest or stand of trees where the land is thereafter converted to a non-forest use. Examples of deforestation include conversion of forestland to farms, ranches, or urban use. Tropical rainforests is where the most concentrated deforestation occurs. Almost 30% of the world is covered by forests, excluding water mass.
- The Earthscan Action Handbook
Resource Type: Book
Published: 1990
A compendium of the world's major ills with suggestions for remedial action.
- Why Logging Forests After Wildfires is Ecologically Destructive
Resource Type: Article
Published: 2015
Bond exposes three prevailing falsehoods about logging that the U.S. Forest Service disseminates.
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