![]() ![]() ![]() Slash-and-burn agriculture is also known as swidden agriculture, forest-fallow agriculture, or simply forest fallow. You see, this was not the first time this "garden" (as the local people call it) was farmed. Read on to find out that there is much more going on in this slash and burn example than meets the eye. Finally, it topples into the wound that has been opened in the forest. Now that this 150-foot giant is dead, some men are hacking at it. Smoldering piles of vegetation are all about, the ground is covered in ash, and a lone tree is still standing, having been girdled, its bark removed, to kill it. The forest seems like human hands have never touched it the most incredible treasure trove of biodiversity on the planet and the Earth's lungs.superlatives abound.Īnd then you reach a clearing. Imagine you are exploring what you think is a trackless Amazonian wilderness. There is nothing scarier for a rainforest lover than the sound of axes. ![]()
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