Question

Deforestation is a primary cause for land erosion, climate change and loss of biodiversity. Identify the most prominent cause of deforestation from below mentioned options.

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• A. Agriculture
• B. Urbanization
• C. Timbering and Logging
• D. Mining

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Agriculture

According to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) secretariat, the overwhelming direct cause of deforestation is agriculture. Subsistence farming is responsible for 48% of deforestation; commercial agriculture is responsible for 32% of deforestation; logging is responsible for 14% of deforestation and fuel wood removals make up 5% of deforestation.