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In north eastern states, the jhum culture is a major threat to biodiversity - substantiate

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In north-eastern states, people cut away and burnt the plots natural tree vegetation for fanning. After two or three seasons, when the fertility of soil reduces to a point, where farming is not profitable, they abandon this parch of land and cuts down a new parch of forest trees elsewhere for farming: When large areas are cleared and burnt, it leads to loss of huge number of trees. and .associated animali, The `CO_(2)` released while burning attributes to the loss of habitat and climate change, which has an impact on the faunal diversity of that region.
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