Complex sentence: The region was originally covered by extensive, open-canopied Tropical dry deciduous forests, characterized by the trees "Acacia", "Albizia" and "Hardwickia", but much of the original forest has been cleared for agriculture, timber, grazing and firewood.
Split into simpler sentences: The region was originally covered by extensive, open-canopied Tropical dry deciduous forests, characterized by the trees "Acacia", "Albizia" and "Hardwickia". But much of the original forest has been cleared for agriculture, timber, grazing and firewood.