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Synonyms for deforestation
de·for·esta·tion
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Wiktionary
deforestationnoun
Antonyms:
reforestation, afforestationdeforestationnoun
Antonyms:
afforestation, reforestation
Princeton's WordNet
deforestationnoun
the state of being clear of trees
Synonyms:
disforestationdeforestation, disforestationnoun
the removal of trees
Synonyms:
disforestation
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How to use deforestation in a sentence?
The declaration issued does not refer at all to the' end deforestation by 2030', it is important to move beyond mere narrative, rhetoric, arbitrary targets and sound bites.
Despite our collective efforts, our industry will fall short of a 2020 goal to eliminate deforestation, the climate is changing and there is an urgent need to take action to end deforestation.
Restrictions on mobility and looming budget cuts as a result of the economic fallout from the global pandemic may hamper efforts to enforce anti-deforestation laws.
If you look at the whole process of how paper is traditionally made, it involves chopping trees, adding chemicals and bleach to make pulp, using lots of water and then squeezing, drying and flattening it into sheets of paper, it's labor intensive, contributes to high carbon emission deforestation.
I can't afford to rent anywhere else, every time it rains I pray to God for it to stop. But what can I do ? Even a short downpour can leave the capital flooded as piles of rubbish on the streets and debris filled canals block drains, which exacerbates flooding. Natural disasters linked to climate change will only get more frequent and extreme in the future, experts say. Decades of deforestation have left Haiti even more exposed to natural disasters, with less than three percent of its original forest cover still intact, according to the UNDP. This causes soil erosion and reduces the ability of soil to retain water, making Haiti more vulnerable to flooding and landslides. During heavy rainfall, there are few trees to stop water washing down the bare mountains. While 5.5 million tree seedlings have been planted in Haiti by the UNDP since 2010, not enough has been done to stop people cutting down trees in the first place. Selling charcoal, which comes from burning wood, is used for cooking and is a key source of income for many Haitians living in the countryside. .
Translations for deforestation
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- إزالة الغاباتArabic
- desforestacióCatalan, Valencian
- Entwaldung, AbholzungGerman
- senarbarigoEsperanto
- deforestación, desmontaduraSpanish
- déforestation, déboisementFrench
- deforestazioneItalian
- deforestationLatin
- whakarakengaMāori
- ontbossingDutch
- desmatamento, desflorestamentoPortuguese
- обезле́сение, [[вы́рубка]] [[лес, вырубка лесаRussian
- avskogning, skogsskövlingSwedish
- جنگلات کی کٹائیUrdu
- phá rừngVietnamese
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