deforestation
noun
de·for·es·ta·tion (ˌ)dē-ˌfȯr-ə-ˈstā-shən 
-ˌfär-
: the action or process of clearing of forests
also : the state of having been cleared of forests
Example Sentences
the deforestation of the island
Recent Examples on the Web However, Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, has championed industries driving the destruction of the Amazon, which has led to record levels of deforestation. 
Flávia Milhorance, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2022 In Brazil, the main driver of deforestation is beef. Simeon Tegel, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2022 Growing grains also has environmental impacts: For example, large-scale soybean production is a driver of deforestation in the Amazon. Merritt Drewery, The Conversation, 28 June 2022 This holistic approach acknowledges that environmental challenges, such as climate change, deforestation, biodiversity loss and water insecurity, are inseparably linked and must be treated as such. Paul Simpson, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021 The litany could go on—coral bleaching, ocean acidification, species loss, habitat loss, deforestation, coastal flooding, all mutually reinforcing through systemic feedback loops—and the figures would be out-of-date before this was published. Michael Robbins, Harper's Magazine, 28 Sep. 2021 The former union leader, who said his imprisonment was part of a political witch hunt against him, vows to attend to the poor and fight deforestation in the Amazon, which government data show has soared under Mr. Bolsonaro’s watch. Samantha Pearson, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022 Subsistence farming and livestock make up Niger’s economy, with 80 percent of the population living in poverty, in part because of massive deforestation and oppressive heat from climate change. Kevin Maurer, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2022 In a response to CNN, the Environmental Ministry pointed to INPE data that shows deforestation on indigenous lands fell by 26.8% between 2019 and 2021. Marcia Reverdosa, Sahar Akbarzai And Camilo Rocha, CNN, 28 Aug. 2022 See More
Flávia Milhorance, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2022 In Brazil, the main driver of deforestation is beef. Simeon Tegel, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2022 Growing grains also has environmental impacts: For example, large-scale soybean production is a driver of deforestation in the Amazon. Merritt Drewery, The Conversation, 28 June 2022 This holistic approach acknowledges that environmental challenges, such as climate change, deforestation, biodiversity loss and water insecurity, are inseparably linked and must be treated as such. Paul Simpson, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021 The litany could go on—coral bleaching, ocean acidification, species loss, habitat loss, deforestation, coastal flooding, all mutually reinforcing through systemic feedback loops—and the figures would be out-of-date before this was published. Michael Robbins, Harper's Magazine, 28 Sep. 2021 The former union leader, who said his imprisonment was part of a political witch hunt against him, vows to attend to the poor and fight deforestation in the Amazon, which government data show has soared under Mr. Bolsonaro’s watch. Samantha Pearson, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022 Subsistence farming and livestock make up Niger’s economy, with 80 percent of the population living in poverty, in part because of massive deforestation and oppressive heat from climate change. Kevin Maurer, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2022 In a response to CNN, the Environmental Ministry pointed to INPE data that shows deforestation on indigenous lands fell by 26.8% between 2019 and 2021. Marcia Reverdosa, Sahar Akbarzai And Camilo Rocha, CNN, 28 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1874, in the meaning defined above