ENVIRONMENT|deterioration of the environment|degradation of the environment|deforestation
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- forest decline | forest die-back | forest dieback
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- Definition episodic event characterised by premature, progressive loss of tree and stand vigour and health over a given period without obvious evidence of a single clearly indentifiable causal factor such as physical disturbance or attack by an agressive disease or insect Reference William M. Ciesla, Edwin Donaubauer. 'Decline and Dieback of Trees and Forests: A Global Overview' (11.2.2020), FAO Forestry Paper. 120. Rome 1994