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deforestation
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Definition of
deforestation
in English:
deforestation
noun
ˌdiːfɒrɪˈsteɪʃ(ə)n
mass noun
The action of clearing a wide area of trees.
a key aim is to try to halt widespread deforestation in the Amazon
deforestation caused by foreign logging companies
Example sentences
Examples
However, due to centuries of deforestation, very few cedars are left.
They have established a tree nursery where they cultivate and then plant hundreds of saplings a year to reverse deforestation.
Severe deforestation linked to both tropical storms and the human impact of habitat destruction had reduced the bat population to 70 by 1975.
Thirty years of ruthless deforestation has reduced the cypress forest area by about half.
The conifer habitat where they breed has suffered extensive deforestation in Washington during the past sixty years.
Deforestation was believed to be a to threat to water supplies because it dried up springs and reduced rainfall.
My country has developed a sustainable farming system which can curb soil erosion and minimize deforestation.
Cooking with wood is also a cause of deforestation in many countries.
In other words, simply by stopping deforestation we would make a major contribution to slowing global warming.
More importantly, the rate of deforestation appears to be accelerating.
Definition of
deforestation
in US English:
deforestation
noun
The action of clearing a wide area of trees.
a key aim is to try to halt widespread deforestation in the Amazon
deforestation caused by foreign logging companies
Example sentences
Examples
In other words, simply by stopping deforestation we would make a major contribution to slowing global warming.
Deforestation was believed to be a to threat to water supplies because it dried up springs and reduced rainfall.
Cooking with wood is also a cause of deforestation in many countries.
Thirty years of ruthless deforestation has reduced the cypress forest area by about half.
They have established a tree nursery where they cultivate and then plant hundreds of saplings a year to reverse deforestation.
Severe deforestation linked to both tropical storms and the human impact of habitat destruction had reduced the bat population to 70 by 1975.
However, due to centuries of deforestation, very few cedars are left.
More importantly, the rate of deforestation appears to be accelerating.
The conifer habitat where they breed has suffered extensive deforestation in Washington during the past sixty years.
My country has developed a sustainable farming system which can curb soil erosion and minimize deforestation.
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