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What environmental issues are faced by Brazil and India?
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- Extinction of many species of wild life: In both countries, there is a significant decline of wild animals. This is mainly due to illegal smuggling of animals, poaching of endangered species, pollution, etc.
- Deforestation: For shifting agriculture, land under forests is cleared by cutting and burning. On this patch of land, a subsistence type of agriculture is followed for the next few years. Once this land loses fertility, another patch of land that is under the forest is cleared. This increased deforestation has led to the degradation of the environment. For example, ‘Roca’ in Brazil and ‘Jhum’ in northeast India have badly affected the environment.
- Pollution: Pollution is the next threat to the environment. It has led to the degradation of the environment.
These environmental issues have not only badly affected the environment, but many endemic species are on the verge of going extinct.
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