(a) 19.4%
(b) -Trees are axed for timber / firewood / land for industrial requirement
-Slash and burn agriculture
- habitat loss and fragmentation- clearing of forest land into grass land for raising cattle
(c) -Deterioration of our environment in terms of air - water and soil quality.
-causes loss of bio diversity
- disturbance in hydrological cycle / biogeochemical cycle
(d) Reforestation or any other appropriate alternative