Deforestation, declining rainfall and drought in West Africa
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CTA. 1997. Deforestation, declining rainfall and drought in West Africa. Spore 69. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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Since the turn of the century up to 90% of the once extensive belt of coastal rainforests in West Africa has been cleared for farming, mining and the timber industry. A new study has now revealed that this destruction of rainforests may have caused...