Intensive agriculture
A. is not ecologically destructive when it is done with fuel-efficient machinery.
B. has a significant impact on the environment, but this impact is very localized and can be controlled.
C. is an ecological improvement over sectorial fallowing.
D. has significant environmental effects, such as deforestation, water pollution, and reduction of ecological diversity.
E. can actually breed greater ecological diversity.
Answer: D
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