Poverty is one of the biggest causes of degradation of forests. How is that possible, and what solutions might there be?
What will be an ideal response?
Poverty drives people to destroy forests in order to survive. Cutting down and burning forests to have a plot of land for agriculture is common. The agricultural land that results is usually poor in nutrients and easily eroded. As such, the poor farmer and family must move on within a few years to repeat the cycle of destruction. Addressing the need for land reform, reduction of poverty, and adequate societal access to resources would reduce the destruction of the forests. Other issues could be treated in similar fashion.
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