Deforestation, declining rainfall and drought in West Africa
Since the turn of the century up to 90% of the once extensive belt of coastal rainforests in West Africa has been cleared for farming, mining and the timber industry. A new study has now revealed that this destruction of rainforests may have caused...
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| Format: | News Item |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
1997
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/48729 |
| Summary: | Since the turn of the century up to 90% of the once extensive belt of coastal rainforests in West Africa has been cleared for farming, mining and the timber industry. A new study has now revealed that this destruction of rainforests may have caused... |
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