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II. SITE DESCRIPTION 

II.6. DEGRADATION IMPACTS AND DRIVERS

1. Main degradation impacts
Impact description % Project area affected Impact sevetity Comments
low medium high
Deforestation  80  - YES -  
Species loss    - - -  
Exotic invaders    - - -  
Pest and diseases    - - -  
Soil erosion  80  - YES -  
Flooding    - - -  
Landslides, debris flows    - - -  
Soil salinisation    - - -  
Soil toxicity, pollution    - - -  
Wildfires  30  - YES -  

2. Degradation drivers
Period of activity Still active today? Main root causes
Less intense More intense Equal intese No
Marginal agriculture    - - - -  
Overgrazing by wild animals    - - - -  
Overgrazing by domestic animals  1940s-1960s  - YES - -  
Over-explotation of fuel-wood  1940s-1970s  - YES - -  
Over-explotation of timber wood    - - - -  
Land abandonment    - - - -  
Urbanisation    - - - -  
Pollutants    - - - -  

3. Environmental risk/hazards in the project area
Enviromental risk/hazards in the project area Years of the last recorded events or periods
Prolonged drought periods  YES 1989-92       
Killing frost periods  YES 2002-03       
Frequent and/or severe wildfires  YES        
Extreme rainfall event (erosion, flooding)  YES 2004       
Pest and diseases (Thaumetopea pityocampa)  YES        

REACTION: This research is supported by the "Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development" programme, under contract EVK2-2002-80025