The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates that deforestation contributes nearly 20% of the overall greenhouse gases (GHG) entering the atmosphere (see their news release). The IPCC lists GHGs as the cause for anthropogenic global warming (AGW).
So, what is deforestation exactly?
The people blogging at Geography Blog say:
Deforestation is the logging ot[sic, I think ot should be "or"] burning of trees in forested areas.
No, it’s not that. Next?
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