deforested
adjective
de·for·est·ed
(ˌ)dē-ˈfȯr-ə-stəd 
-ˈfär-
: cleared of forests : characterized by deforestation
deforested areas
All the rain lands on arid, deforested and stony ground.—
Nicholas Riccardi
Nicholas RiccardiIt is now an eroded and deforested land of 12 million; its rivers are clogged with sediment and every year it is subjected to destructive floods.—Paul Theroux
Paul TherouxToday, it is one of the most deforested parts of the Brazilian Amazon.—Wayne Ellwood
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Solar farms could be built atop already deforested areas, eliminating the need to clear additional forestlands.
—Thomas Lovejoy, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2020
The Philippines has pledged to rehabilitate 7.1 million hectares of degraded and deforested land by 2028.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 10 Mar. 2025
The regulation requires companies importing into the EU to show detailed documentation, such as geolocation, to show that the products designated for EU markets did not originate from deforested lands.
—Simi Thambi, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
However, it’s increasingly made from palm oil and soybean oil produced abroad in deforested areas.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Thomas Lovejoy, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2020
The Philippines has pledged to rehabilitate 7.1 million hectares of degraded and deforested land by 2028.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 10 Mar. 2025
The regulation requires companies importing into the EU to show detailed documentation, such as geolocation, to show that the products designated for EU markets did not originate from deforested lands.
—Simi Thambi, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
However, it’s increasingly made from palm oil and soybean oil produced abroad in deforested areas.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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“Deforested.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deforested. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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