Examples of deforestation in a Sentence

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Recent Examples on the Web Some may join the likes of L'Oréal, Unilever, and Procter & Gamble – brands that use sustainable palm oil from Indonesia that meets the RSPO's standards and are committed to achieving a deforestation-free supply chain. — Fiona Embleton, Allure, 8 June 2022 The Ham & Eggers’ deforestation of Ocean Beach is stupid, even for them, and failure to inform residents was/is inexcusable. — Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2022 Companies would have to collect the geographic coordinates of where their commodities originated, and national authorities would have to ensure that only products considered deforestation-free enter the market. — Time, 18 Jan. 2022 The world doesn’t agree on many things, but one of them is that global deforestation is a problem. — Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2021 Both directors use the animal to comment on human nature, though Skolimowski is more didactic, including shots of deforestation and a massive manmade dam, whereas Bresson invited a certain ambiguity. — Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 May 2022 Co-founder of Cloud Paper, a company leading the drive toward the end of deforestation by providing tree-free paper alternatives. — Ryan Fritsch, Forbes, 13 May 2022 Satellite alerts of deforestation in April corresponded to nearly 400 square miles, the highest figure for any April in seven years of record-keeping. — Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2022 The rate of deforestation in the Amazon has varied with the ebbs and flows of the Brazilian economy, hitting a low point about a decade ago. — New York Times, 16 Mar. 2022 See More

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