Overgrazing

O overgrazing
Definition (english only)
Intensive grazing by livestock that exceeds the environmental carrying capacity of a given piece of land.

overgrazing and intensive farming of arid land), repeated burning of natural vegetation, aggressive removal of trees, or a combination of all these factors, together with other influences.

Overgrazing of rangelands, large-scale cutting of forests and woodlands, drought, and burning of extensive areas all serve to destroy or degrade the land cover.

See also: Climate, Pollution, Environment, Environmental, Soil