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deforestation
noun
(de-for-es-ta-tion)
the action or process of clearing of forests; also : the state of having been cleared of forests
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desertification
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reforestation
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afforestation
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logging
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depletion
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forestry
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felling
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encroachment
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removal
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clearing
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embarrassment
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clear-cutting
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biodiversity
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rainforest
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climate change
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peatland
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agroforestry
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urbanization
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pollution
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degradation
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greenhouse effect
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cropland
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greenhouse gas
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vegetation
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malnutrition
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extinction
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eastern lowland gorilla
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guinea worm disease
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amazonia
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paramo
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carbon
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