deforestation

UK/dɪˌfɒɹɪsˈteɪʃən/

nounB2+Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #13,881 of 15,258mostly written

Deforestation is the cutting down of whole forests until bare land remains. Rates of deforestation, halt deforestation, deforestation for cattle.

Most of it is driven by farming rather than by timber, since land is cleared for cattle and for crops such as soy and palm. It releases the carbon the trees held and removes what would have absorbed more.

Definitions of deforestation

1noundeforestationThe cutting down of whole forests until bare land remains.B2+
“Deforestation in the Amazon has destroyed the homes of countless animals.”

deforestation is a clearing.

Where it comes from

From deforest + -ation.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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deforestation in the wild

Estimates vary widely as to the extent of deforestation in the tropics.
Deforestation
By far, the direct cause of most deforestation is agriculture.
Deforestation
Large scale deforestation is occurring in the forest, creating different harmful effects.
Amazon rainforest
In 2023, the World Bank published a report proposing a non-deforestation based economic program in the region.
Amazon rainforest
Rainforests as well as endemic rainforest species are rapidly disappearing due to deforestation, the resulting habitat loss and pollution of the atmosphere.
Rainforest

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