Effect of Land Clearance Effect of Land Clearance or Land "Reclamation"or Land "Reclamation"

Infrastructural project: buInfrastructural project: build a air stationild a air station

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Effect on environmentEffect on environmentDeforestationDeforestation increase global warming due to increase global warming due to

the less trees can absorbed carbon the less trees can absorbed carbon dioxidedioxide

decrease the bio diversity of plantdecrease the bio diversity of plant the disappearance of indigenous the disappearance of indigenous

groups of plantgroups of plant

plants can sustain animals plants can sustain animals through provision of habitat and a through provision of habitat and a food source, so food chain is food source, so food chain is blocked.blocked.

soil sustains plants and which soil sustains plants and which then act as water capture systemthen act as water capture system

Exposed soilsExposed soils soil erosion as the plant can not soil erosion as the plant can not

cover conserved soilcover conserved soil declining fertility and declining fertility and

desertification (minerals/metal desertification (minerals/metal loss e.g. gold, Mg )loss e.g. gold, Mg )

degrade the water quality of downdegrade the water quality of downstream communitiesstream communities

contribute to flooding and silting contribute to flooding and silting of rivers and dams of rivers and dams

Landlocked harbourLandlocked harbour

reclamationreclamation erosion on cleared erosion on cleared

land increases land increases sediment loadssediment loads

land clearance land clearance often extends to the often extends to the coastal regions and coastal regions and into the sea itselfinto the sea itself

clarity of the water (turbidity)clarity of the water (turbidity) nature of sediments (for example, nature of sediments (for example,

changes from sandy to muddy)changes from sandy to muddy) decreases in water depthdecreases in water depth affect the distribution of plants, aaffect the distribution of plants, a

nimals and their habitatsnimals and their habitats

PollutionPollution water pollution (make water water pollution (make water

turbidity, release of heavy metal, turbidity, release of heavy metal, organic solvents)organic solvents)

land pollution (e.g. litter)land pollution (e.g. litter) air pollution (exhaust air from air pollution (exhaust air from

machine)machine)

Effect on wildlifeEffect on wildlife Loss of habitat (e.g. forest, Loss of habitat (e.g. forest, coral)coral) lead to the extinction of species lead to the extinction of species the disappearance of indigenous the disappearance of indigenous

groupsgroups

Decrease bio diversityDecrease bio diversity Loss of food sources( food chain iLoss of food sources( food chain i

s blocked----no producer)s blocked----no producer)

Effect on humanEffect on human provide a new space for human provide a new space for human

developmentdevelopment Increase economic intakeIncrease economic intake Provide more job opportunitiesProvide more job opportunities

Increase in human populations iIncrease in human populations in tropical regionsn tropical regions

Increase international exchangeIncrease international exchange

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