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    • Lacanja burn shows deforestation
    Rights: Public domain Published 3 November 2009, Updated 7 March 2019 Size: 200 KB Referencing Hub media

    Deforestation results in the loss of habitat for many species. A large proportion of New Zealand’s native forest has been cleared for farming and settlement.

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      Deforestation

      In pre-human times, almost all of New Zealand was covered in forest, with the exception of high mountain areas. Māori settlers began to clear forest, and by the time the first Europeans arrived ...

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