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/dēˈfôrist/,/-ˈfär-/,
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deforested, past participle; deforesting, present participle; deforested, past tense; deforests, 3rd person singular present;
  1. Clear (an area) of forests or trees

  1. remove the trees from; "The landscape was deforested by the enemy attacks"
  2. (deforestation) the state of being clear of trees
  3. (deforestation) the removal of trees
  4. Deforestation is the clearance of forests by logging and/or burning (popularly known as slash and burn).
  5. (Deforestation (album)) Culture was a Florida-based vegan/straight edge hardcore band. They formed in 1992, and lasted until 1998, when Damien Moyal merged the remaining members into the second incarnation of As Friends Rust.
  6. (Deforestation (computer science)) In the theory of programming languages in computer science, deforestation (also known as fusion) is a program transformation to eliminate tree structures.
  7. (deforestation) The process of destroying a forest and replacing it with something else, especially by an agricultural system
  8. (deforested) Of or pertaining to deforestation
  9. (deforestation) The widespread destruction of the world's forests. One of the largest areas of destruction are the tropical rainforests. These forest are cut down for the hardwood lumber, to clear space for farming, for building settlements, and for grazing animals. land bridge
  10. (Deforestation) The removal of forest stands by cutting and burning to provide land for agricultural purposes, residential or industrial building sites, roads, etc., or by harvesting the trees for building materials or fuel.
  11. Deforestation is the long-term removal of trees from an area because of changes in land use.  Trees absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by photosynthesis, helping to regulate the greenhouse effect. ...
  12. (De·for·es·ta·tion) [(")dE-"for-&-'stA-sh&n]. The change of forested lands to non-forest uses. This is often cited as one of the major causes of the enhanced greenhouse effect for two reasons: 1) trees that are burned or decompose release carbon dioxide; and, 2) trees that are cut no longer ...
  13. Deforestation is when trees are stripped from the forest.
  14. (Deforestation) The destruction of large areas of trees.
  15. (deforestation) to clear an area of forest or trees
  16. (DEFORESTATION) is when you cut or burn down all the trees in a forest because you want to take the tree trunks somewhere else to chop them into boards for building houses or making furniture or paper, or because you want to clear the land to use it for something else, like to plant crops or ...
  17. (Deforestation) Large scale clearance of trees, either for the timber and/or the land. Major contributor to global warming, flooding and soil degradation.
  18. (Deforestation) Process by which forested areas are cut down, usually to make room for agricultural development or settlement. The reduction of trees prevents the consumption of carbon dioxide and pollutants from the air, and also affects the condition of soil, groundwater and climate in the area.
  19. (Deforestation) The felling of trees, usually for commercial purposes.
  20. (Deforestation) The permanent removal of standing forests that can lead to significant levels of carbon dioxide emissions.
  21. (Deforestation) The world's forests are disappearing rapidly, cut down for timber or to enable the land to be used for agriculture. Sometimes this is for subsistence agriculture, enabling the some of the poorest people in the world to survive. ...
  22. (Deforestation) converting forest land to other vegetation or uses (e.g., cropland, pasture, dams).
  23. (Deforestation) in the 1980s, the Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO – part of the UN) studied its effects; determined that 44% of global tropical rainforests are already affected by cutting.  1% is logged every year; at this rate the entire equatorial forest would be gone in less than 90 yrs. ...
  24. (Deforestation) means cutting down a lot of trees in a forest or jungle. This means many animals, plants, birds and insects lose their homes.
  25. (deforestation) destruction of forests from logging, land clearing for agricultural and pastural land, mining, oil exploration, urban development and so forth. Deforestation is calculated to account for 20 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, or six billion tonnes, of CO2. ...