Deforestation: References & Edit History
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article title updated for style. | Nov 12, 2026 | ||
| Added interactive. | Oct 30, 2026 | ||
| Invalidated site: The Humane League - Effects of deforestation on humans and the environment. | Aug 20, 2026 | ||
| Expanded the discussion of the impacts of habitat fragmentation. Mentioned legal and illegal mining operations. | May 28, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Humane League - Effects of deforestation on humans and the environment. | Jan 16, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Geographic - Why deforestation mattersand what we can do to stop it. | Dec 03, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Deforestation Induced Climate Change: Effects of Spatial Scale. | Jul 29, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Journal of Environmental Science and Development - Deforestation across the World: Causes and Alternatives for Mitigating (PDF). | Feb 03, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: PNAS - Deforestation impacts soil biodiversity and ecosystem services worldwide. | May 27, 2024 | ||
| Added a cross-reference to clear-cutting. | Nov 16, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Forests and Global Change - The unseen effects of deforestation: biophysical effects on climate. | Apr 26, 2023 | ||
| Added information about deforestation due to the oil palm industry. | Feb 16, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Deforestation: Causes, Effects and Control Strategies. | Nov 01, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Energy Education - Deforestation. | Mar 22, 2022 | ||
| Added a satellite image of deforestation in Borneo. | Apr 22, 2019 | ||
| Added descriptions of ambitious replanting efforts conducted by India and New Zealand. | Jan 08, 2018 | ||
| Updated deforestation rates and mentioned the oil palm industry. | Mar 01, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: LiveScience - Deforestation: Facts, Causes and Effects. | Aug 23, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: World Wildlife Fund - Deforestation. | Jan 21, 2014 | ||
| Satellite images of deforestation that took place in Brazil's Carajas Mining Area between 1986 and 1992 added. | May 13, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: The University of Michigan's Global Change Program - Deforestation. | Jan 11, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Deforestation. | Jan 11, 2013 | ||
| Table depicting the change in total forested area of selected countries between 1995 and 2010 added. | May 17, 2012 | ||
| Replaced photograph. | Nov 21, 2011 | ||
| Added image of cleared Amazon rainforest in Brazil. | May 24, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: ThinkQuest - Deforestation and Urbanization. | May 11, 2011 | ||
| Added new Web site: National Geographic - Deforestation. | Jun 09, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: National Geographic - Environment - Deforestation. | Apr 19, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - How Deforestation Works. | Dec 25, 2008 | ||
| Media added. | Sep 16, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Dec 03, 2007 | ||
| New article added. | Apr 06, 2007 |
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