Deforestation

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of cutting down and clearing away the forests of a region or a tract of land.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The process of destroying a forest and replacing it with something else, especially by an agricultural system.
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  • noun. the state of being clear of trees
  • noun. the removal of trees
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    "All things considered, the most significant current driver of deforestation is the expansion of beef industry."
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