Explaining that it was a gradual process, the book says: “Man has persistently interfered with the natural vegetation, mainly in order to expand his farming and pasture area, but also to obtain building materials and fuel for his fire. ”
याचं कारण हे पुस्तक असं देतं, “लोकांनी जनावरांच्या चाऱ्‍यासाठी, शेतीसाठी, तसंच बांधकाम आणि जळणासाठी लाकूडतोड केली आणि यामुळे हळूहळू तिथली झाडं कमी होत गेली. ”