Forest fires burn large areas of rainforests in Sri Lanka, and they are started either by mankind or nature. The possibilities of fire hazards in forest plantations are very high, especially in Eucalyptus and Pine plantations. There are a number of factors that cause forest fires started by humans, and these factors are throwing cigarette buds, setting forests on fire by hunters to chase animals out and burning dead grass in order to obtain new ones.
Deforestation is an effect of forest fires, although there are other causes for deforestation. These include commercial farming, rapid urbanization and economic development, for example, hydroelectricity and mining.
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