Definitions for deforestation
de·for·esta·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.8 / 5 votes

1. deforestationnoun

   the state of being clear of trees

2. deforestation, disforestationnoun

   the removal of trees

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.9 / 7 votes

1. deforestationnoun

   The process of destroying a forest and replacing it with something else, especially by an agricultural system.

2. Etymology: From Latin de + forresta, forestis

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1. Deforestation

   Deforestation or forest clearance is the removal of a forest or stand of trees from land that is then converted to non-forest use. Deforestation can involve conversion of forest land to farms, ranches, or urban use. The most concentrated deforestation occurs in tropical rainforests. About 31% of Earth's land surface is covered by forests at present. This is one-third less than the forest cover before the expansion of agriculture, a half of that loss occurring in the last century. Between 15 million to 18 million hectares of forest, an area the size of Bangladesh, are destroyed every year. On average 2,400 trees are cut down each minute.The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations defines deforestation as the conversion of forest to other land uses (regardless of whether it is human-induced). "Deforestation" and "forest area net change" are not the same: the latter is the sum of all forest losses (deforestation) and all forest gains (forest expansion) in a given period. Net change, therefore, can be positive or negative, depending on whether gains exceed losses, or vice versa.The removal of trees without sufficient reforestation has resulted in habitat damage, biodiversity loss, and aridity. Deforestation causes extinction, changes to climatic conditions, desertification, and displacement of populations, as observed by current conditions and in the past through the fossil record. Deforestation also reduces biosequestration of atmospheric carbon dioxide, increasing negative feedback cycles contributing to global warming. Global warming also puts increased pressure on communities who seek food security by clearing forests for agricultural use and reducing arable land more generally. Deforested regions typically incur significant other environmental effects such as adverse soil erosion and degradation into wasteland. The resilience of human food systems and their capacity to adapt to future change is linked to biodiversity – including dryland-adapted shrub and tree species that help combat desertification, forest-dwelling insects, bats and bird species that pollinate crops, trees with extensive root systems in mountain ecosystems that prevent soil erosion, and mangrove species that provide resilience against flooding in coastal areas. With climate change exacerbating the risks to food systems, the role of forests in capturing and storing carbon and mitigating climate change is important for the agricultural sector.

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1. 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. More than half of the animal and plant species in the world live in tropical forests. 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. It has adverse impacts on biosequestration of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Deforestation has also been used in war to deprive an enemy of cover for its forces and also vital resources. A modern example of this was the use of Agent Orange by the United States military in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Deforested regions typically incur significant adverse soil erosion and frequently degrade into wasteland.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of deforestation in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of deforestation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of deforestation in a Sentence

1. Hamilton Mourão:

   We are late in the fight against deforestation.

2. Eric Wakker:

   The market itself said it was not good enough, the big manufacturers like Unilever had overtaken RSPO itself when it came to deforestation.

3. Marcio Astrini:

   This is a sick statement, a pitiful statement, increased deforestation and burning are the result of his anti-environmental policy.

4. Prabianto Mukti Wibowo:

   The zero deforestation commitment should not be a trade barrier because deforestation is a governance issue and about effective implementation, not about trade.

5. Ruth Kimmelshue:

   The climate is changing and there is an urgent need to take action to end deforestation.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=deforestation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Deforestation
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deforestation
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=deforestation