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deforestation The removal of forest and undergrowth to increase the surface of arable land or to use the timber for construction or industrial purposes. Forest and its undergrowth possess a very high water-retaining capacity, inhibiting runoff of rainwater | |||
clearance of forests; forest cover destruction; forest destruction | |||
deforestation (Andrey Truhachev) | |||
disafforestation |
Entwaldung: 9 phrases, 4 sujets |
Agriculture | 2 |
Économie | 1 |
Environnement | 5 |
Sciences de la Terre | 1 |