Deforestation can be defined as the permanent destruction or removal of woodland and forest. The article Loss of our World Forests, edited in National Geographic Society Magazine and written by Jesse Richardson Hildebrand in 1937 talks about every aspect of deforestation. The author explains in detail how deforestation affects some of the world's forests. It was a major problem occurring even as early as 1937 and to date it still continues to be a major threat to the remaining world forests.
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