The Amazon's road to deforestation
Lucas Ferrante, Philip M. Fearnside
Abstract
Uncontrolled deforestation and population growth threaten a tropical island's water and land resources in only 10 years,
Topics & Concepts
Amazon rainforestDeforestation (computer science)GeographyPopulationLand usePopulation growthAgroforestryEnvironmental protectionEnvironmental scienceEcologyEnvironmental healthBiologyMedicineComputer scienceProgramming languageConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEconomic and Environmental ValuationInternational Maritime Law Issues