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Why development changes environmental responses

Why development changes environmental responses

Concept diagram showing how level of development influences responses to desertification, deforestation and climate change, with examples from the Sahel, the Brazilian Amazon, the UK and Bangladesh

A fragile environment is easily damaged and slow to recover. Drylands and tropical rainforests are both fragile, but the pressures differ: drylands face water shortage and soil damage, while rainforests face clearance, roads and habitat loss.

The responses to desertification, deforestation and climate change vary depending on a country's level of development Lesson

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  2. /Geography
  3. /The responses to desertification, deforestation and climate change vary depending on a country's level of development