People living in poverty need fuel wood; they therefore cut trees, which results in deforestation and accelerated soil erosion.People then burn dried animal dung and crop residues as fuel sources which leads to depleted soil nutrients and lower crop yields.The resulting hunger and malnutrition contribute to poverty.What type of feedback is this sequence?

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This sequence represents a harmful positive feedback, where the initial action (cutting trees for fuel wood) leads to a negative consequence (deforestation and soil erosion), which in turn exacerbates the problem (using animal dung and crop residues as fuel sources leading to depleted soil nutrients and lower crop yields), leading to further negative consequences (hunger and malnutrition contributing to poverty). This cycle repeats and worsens over time, leading to a positive feedback loop of harmful effects.

People Living in Poverty Need Fuel Wood; They Therefore Cut