deforestation
noun
de·for·es·ta·tion
(ˌ)dē-ˌfȯr-ə-ˈstā-shən 
-ˌfär-
: the action or process of clearing of forests
also
: the state of having been cleared of forests
Examples of deforestation in a Sentence
the deforestation of the island
Recent Examples on the Web
Not to speak of pollution, deforestation, biodiversity loss, land and labor rights violations, providing breeding grounds for infectious diseases, increasing antimicrobial resistance, and, of course, causing intolerable cruelty to animals.
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Monique Mikhail, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
Brazil, Indonesia and Bolivia led in deforestation, followed closely by the Democratic Republic of Congo.
—Fox News, 4 Apr. 2024
Lack of verification, exaggerated claims by certain participants, and an inability to halt broader deforestation pressures, leading to substitution, have been some of the problems.
—Mark Le Dain, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Though the country remains rich in biodiversity, Madagascar’s 927 square miles of coral reefs have been subject to coral bleaching, overfishing, and sedimentation from deforestation since the 1980s.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2024
In its annual 2022 survey, the World Resources Institute found that Malaysia was one of the few places where deforestation did not get worse.
—Patricia Cohen Jes Aznar, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
Indeed, local communities and NGOs in Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru are fighting Chinese companies, citing deforestation, water pollution, environmental degradation, and poor working conditions in their numerous legal complaints.
—Shannon K. O’Neil, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
Europe ranked second behind China in the amount of deforestation caused by its imports in 2017, according to a 2021 World Wildlife Fund report.
—Aniruddha Ghosal, Fortune Asia, 25 Mar. 2024
He’s made good on many of his environmental promises, with deforestation dropping by half during his first year in office, and the government expelling thousands of intruders from Indigenous reserves.
—Ana Ionova, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Mar. 2024
Monique Mikhail, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
Brazil, Indonesia and Bolivia led in deforestation, followed closely by the Democratic Republic of Congo.
—Fox News, 4 Apr. 2024
Lack of verification, exaggerated claims by certain participants, and an inability to halt broader deforestation pressures, leading to substitution, have been some of the problems.
—Mark Le Dain, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Though the country remains rich in biodiversity, Madagascar’s 927 square miles of coral reefs have been subject to coral bleaching, overfishing, and sedimentation from deforestation since the 1980s.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2024
In its annual 2022 survey, the World Resources Institute found that Malaysia was one of the few places where deforestation did not get worse.
—Patricia Cohen Jes Aznar, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
Indeed, local communities and NGOs in Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru are fighting Chinese companies, citing deforestation, water pollution, environmental degradation, and poor working conditions in their numerous legal complaints.
—Shannon K. O’Neil, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
Europe ranked second behind China in the amount of deforestation caused by its imports in 2017, according to a 2021 World Wildlife Fund report.
—Aniruddha Ghosal, Fortune Asia, 25 Mar. 2024
He’s made good on many of his environmental promises, with deforestation dropping by half during his first year in office, and the government expelling thousands of intruders from Indigenous reserves.
—Ana Ionova, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Mar. 2024
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deforestation
noun
de·for·es·ta·tion
(ˌ)dē-ˌfȯr-ə-ˈstā-shən
-ˌfär-
: the action or process of clearing an area of forests
also
: the state of having been cleared of forests
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