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Define soil erosion and mention the impact of forests on soil erosion.

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Soil erosion is the removal of the top layer of the soil. Roots of the plants hold on tightly to the soil which prevents the soil from getting eroded. And therefore the plants and trees present in the forest help to prevent soil erosion.

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