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Deforestation

Meaning in environment & climate, with examples

/diːˌfɔːrɪˈsteɪʃən/nounCore term

In environment & climate, deforestation means: The permanent clearing of forests so that the land can be used for something else, such as farming, grazing, mining or building.

In Turkish: ormansızlaşma, orman tahribatı

How it is used

Used in climate, biodiversity and supply chain contexts. Deforestation releases stored carbon and destroys habitats. Companies that source soy, palm oil, cattle, cocoa, coffee, rubber or wood face deforestation-free requirements, for example under the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).

Example sentences

  1. Deforestation in the tropics is a major source of global carbon emissions.

  2. Our suppliers must prove that their cocoa is not linked to deforestation.

Common collocations

  • tropical deforestation
  • deforestation-free
  • halt deforestation
  • drivers of deforestation
  • rate of deforestation
  • reforestationPlanting trees, or helping forests grow back naturally, on land where forest was recently cut down, burned or otherwise lost.
  • habitatThe natural home of a plant or animal species: the place that gives it the food, water, shelter and conditions it needs to survive and reproduce.
  • biodiversityThe variety of all living things in a place, including the different species of plants, animals and microorganisms, the genes within them and the ecosystems they form.
  • carbon sinkA natural or artificial system, such as a forest, ocean, soil or wetland, that absorbs more carbon from the atmosphere than it releases.

More terms: Biodiversity and Conservation

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