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Human activities

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Urbanization

Deforestation

Increase in

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surface

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gas

Casualties

Famines

Disasters

Heat

waves

Cyclones

Droughts

Economic

losses

Loss

of traditionnal

lifestyles

Floods

Biodiversity

losses

Major threats

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