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Government Land Development

Government Land Development

Government land development for agriculture and housing to accommodate population growth is responsible for clearing large areas of forest lands. This phenomenon is taking place in china due to the increasing rate of population, however, to meet the living requirements of the population, there are various issues that are taking place like in the case of deforestation which is affecting the environment. (Jha & Bawa, 2006)

Sustainable forest management can be negatively affected by illegal activities, such as trespassing, timber theft, logging endangered species, and wildlife poaching. In major tropical timber exporting countries, illegal logging accounts for ...