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    • Beech trees in front of a waterfall.
    Rights: Lara Bieleski Published 9 September 2008 Size: 230 KB Referencing Hub media

    Beech trees in front of a waterfall. Removing trees causes water to run-off the surface at a faster rate. This increases the risk of erosion, landslides and flooding, particularly in regions with steep land, such as on mountains and hills.

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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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