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If you have forest, if you have green forest, the water table goes up. What happens with deforestation is the water level goes down and we all know how much importance drinking water has.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Meaning of "deforestation" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEFORESTATION

deforestation  [diːˌfɒrɪˈsteɪʃ ən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEFORESTATION

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verb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Deforestation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DEFORESTATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Deforestation

Deforestation, clearance or clearing is the removal of a forest or stand of trees where the land is thereafter converted to a non-forest use. Examples of deforestation include conversion of forestland to farms, ranches, or urban use. The term deforestation is often misused to describe any activity where all trees in an area are removed. However in temperate climates, the removal of all trees in an area—in conformance with sustainable forestry practices—is correctly described as regeneration harvest. In temperate mesic climates, natural regeneration of forest stands often will not occur in the absence of disturbance, whether natural or anthropogenic. Furthermore, biodiversity after regeneration harvest often mimics that found after natural disturbance, including biodiversity loss after naturally occurring rainforest destruction. Deforestation occurs for many reasons: trees are cut down to be used or sold as fuel or timber, while cleared land is used as pasture for livestock, plantations of commodities and settlements. The removal of trees without sufficient reforestation has resulted in damage to habitat, biodiversity loss and aridity.

Definition of deforestation in the English dictionary

The definition of deforestation in the dictionary is the clearing of trees from a place.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEFORESTATION


coagulation
kəʊˌæɡjʊˈleɪʃ ən
colonization
ˌkɒlənaɪˈzeɪʃ ən
commercialization
kəˌmɜːʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃ ən
congratulation
kənˌɡrætʃʊˈleɪʃ ən
counterirritation
ˌkaʊntərˌɪrɪˈteɪʃ ən
cremation
krɪˈmeɪʃ ən
decapitation
dɪˌkæpɪˈteɪʃ ən
dehydration
ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪʃ ən
detoxification
diːˌtɒksɪfɪˈkeɪʃ ən
devastation
ˌdɛvəˈsteɪʃ ən
dissemination
dɪˌsɛmɪˈneɪʃ ən
encrustation
ˌɪŋkrʌˈsteɪʃ ən
eradication
ɪˌrædɪˈkeɪʃ ən
escalation
ˌɛskəˈleɪʃ ən
evacuation
ɪˌvækjʊˈeɪʃ ən
evaporation
ɪˌvæpəˈreɪʃ ən
explantation
ˌɛksplɑːnˈteɪʃ ən
exploitation
ˌɛksplɔɪˈteɪʃ ən
fabrication
ˌfæbrɪˈkeɪʃ ən
fascination
ˌfæsɪˈneɪʃ ən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEFORESTATION

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WORDS THAT END LIKE DEFORESTATION

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Synonyms and antonyms of deforestation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «deforestation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEFORESTATION

Find out the translation of deforestation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of deforestation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «deforestation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

森林砍伐
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la deforestación
570 millions of speakers

English

deforestation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वनों की कटाई
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

إزالة الغابات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обезлесение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desmatamento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অরণ্যবিনাশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

déboisement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

penebangan hutan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Abholzung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

森林伐採
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

삼림 벌채
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Deforestasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nạn phá rừng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காடழிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जंगलतोड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

orman açma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

deforestazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wylesianie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

обезлесение
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

defrișărilor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποψίλωση των δασών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontbossing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skogsavverkning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

avskoging
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of deforestation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEFORESTATION»

The term «deforestation» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.057 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEFORESTATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about deforestation

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6 QUOTES WITH «DEFORESTATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word deforestation.
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Clive Anderson
If you look at it ecologically, deforestation is high on the list of things which bring devastation. You cut down trees to build homes, for fuel, and you end up with no trees left, and you have to move on. If you take the earth as a whole, eventually there's nowhere to move on to.
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Jamais Cascio
Human civilization has been changing the Earth's environment for millennia, often to our detriment. Dams, deforestation and urbanization can alter water cycles and wind patterns, occasionally triggering droughts or even creating deserts.
3
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
If you have forest, if you have green forest, the water table goes up. What happens with deforestation is the water level goes down and we all know how much importance drinking water has.
4
Jay Griffiths
The silencing of the rainforests is a double deforestation, not only of trees but a deforestation of the mind's music, medicine and knowledge.
5
Paul Hawken
Most floods are caused by man, not weather; deforestation, levee construction, erosion, and overgrazing all result in the loss of ecosystem services.
6
Heather Mills
Eighty per cent of global warming comes from livestock and deforestation.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEFORESTATION»

Discover the use of deforestation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to deforestation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Deforestation Crisis
Describes how the world's forests are being destroyed, some of the causes and consequences of this destruction, and sustainable solutions for the future.
Richard Spilsbury, 2009
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Deforestation, Environment, and Sustainable Development: A ...
Recent awareness of global deforestation and its impact on the environment and economic development have compelled policymakers to critically examine the reasons behind these phenomena and find ways and means to promote sustainable forest ...
Dhirendra K. Vajpeyi, 2001
3
Tropical Deforestation
Tropical Deforestation introduces readers to the important concepts for understanding the environmental challenges and consequences of the deforestation.
Sharon L. Spray, Matthew David Moran, 2006
4
Deforestation
Looks at the impact of deforestation around the globe and in such specific places as Finland, Nepal, and Brazil.
Richard Spilsbury, 2011
5
Causes of Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon
Annotation This title studies the role of cattle ranching its dynamic and profitability in the expansion of deforestation in Brazilian Amazonia.
Sérgio Margulis, 2004
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Deforestation and Climate Change: Reducing Carbon Emmissions ...
The goal of this book is to shed light on some of the major concerns, issues and challenges related to the inclusion of forest carbon in international climate policies, as well as to illustrate some of the potential solutions and paths ...
Valentina Bosetti, Ruben Noah Lubowski, 2010
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Reframing Deforestation: Global Analyses and Local ...
Reframing Deforestation suggests that the scale of destruction wrought by West African farmers during the twentieth century has been vastly exaggerated and global analyses have unfairly stigmatized them.
James Fairhead, Melissa Leach, 2003
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The Dynamics of Deforestation and Economic Growth in the ...
Presenting an economic perspective of deforestation in the Brazilan Amazon, this study utilizes economic and ecological data from 1970 to 1996.
Lykke E. Andersen, 2002
9
Deforestation in the Postwar Philippines
David Kummer's close examination of the interactions among political, economic, and cultural factors and their environmental consequences sheds light on similar situations in other countries.
David M. Kummer, 1992
10
The Causes of Tropical Deforestation: The Economic and ...
The rapid destruction of tropical forests is one of the mostpressing environmental problems of our time, but the internationalcommunity and national governments are unable to formulate effectivepolicy responses without a clear understanding ...
Katrina Brown, David William Pearce, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEFORESTATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term deforestation is used in the context of the following news items.
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APC Chieftain Task Ayade on Deforestation
Apparently alarmed by the large scale deforestation of the Cross River State rain forest, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon ... «THISDAY Live, Jul 15»
2
Deforestation in Asia and Africa: Palm Oil Giant Wilmar Resorts to …
World's largest palm oil trading company, Wilmar International Ltd., under scrutiny as communities accuse its suppliers of harassment, ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jul 15»
3
Why is it so incredibly hard to stop deforestation?
CIFOR research indicates that many of the issues to do with deforestation and low-emissions development require political solutions. «Forests News, Center for International Forestry Research, Jul 15»
4
YOUR VIEW: Deforestation for profit
Here comes Plymouth County again with its solar proposal on Long Pond Road. Actually, this proposal should be called “Sand Pit” because ... «Wicked Local Plymouth, Jul 15»
5
Deforestation drives worsening flooding in Kashmir
"There is a close correlation between floods and deforestation; one leads to another,” said S.K. Gupta, the former head of the forestry ... «Reuters UK, Jul 15»
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Pacific nations struggling with deforestation and malnourishment …
Some of Australia's closest neighbours are struggling to address malnourishment, deforestation and sanitation, the United Nations' final report ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
APP: We defined zero deforestation
In the discussion, Greenbury sums up zero deforestation as 'no conversion of natural forest in supply chain, implement FPIC and responsible ... «ProPrint, Jul 15»
8
Standard Chartered joins pact to prevent forest destruction
Cutting down forests to produce palm oil, soy and timber products is a significant cause of deforestation, a problem gaining growing attention ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
9
Drones gain popularity in fight against deforestation
Flying drones may be a popular hobby for many, but in countries like Indonesia and Malaysia they are increasingly being used in the fight ... «Channel News Asia, Jul 15»
10
Plantations, deforestation genetically affecting birds in Western Ghats
A study by researchers of the city-based National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) has concluded that deforestation and commercial ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»

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