Synonyms for deforestation
de·for·esta·tion

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1. deforestationnoun

   Antonyms:
   reforestation, afforestation

2. deforestationnoun

   Antonyms:
   afforestation, reforestation

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1. deforestationnoun

   the state of being clear of trees

   Synonyms:
   disforestation

2. deforestation, disforestationnoun

   the removal of trees

   Synonyms:
   disforestation

Matched Categories

1. • Denudation
   • Environmental Condition

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1. List of paraphrases for "deforestation":

   clearing

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How to use deforestation in a sentence?

1. Brent Sohngen:

   Our estimate is about a fifth of what was found in previous work showing that deforestation has contributed 484 billion tons of carbon - a third of all manmade emissions - since 1900.

2. Ruth Kimmelshue:

   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.

3. Matthias Markolf:

   We do not find Berthe in places that we used to find it before, it might go extinct in the next couple of years if deforestation continues.

4. Cristina Goralewski:

   We know that there's ingrained corruption that supports this excessive deforestation.

5. Rodney Keenan:

   Reducing deforestation, increasing forest area and sustainably managing our forests can be an important contribution to action on climate change.