Causes of land degradation in rainforest areas
Over the last forty years, 20 per cent of the Amazon basin has been cleared for a number of reasons, some of which are listed in the diagram below.
These benefits, however, come at a cost. Clearing the rainforest threatens the survival of many plant and animal A type of organism that is the basic unit of classification. Individuals of different species are not able to interbreed successfully. and can lead to serious environmental The deterioration of an area over time..
Widespread deforestation damages the whole biosphere (the balance of living and non-living things) with serious longterm consequences.