Definition of "deforestation" []

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

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• "All things considered, the most significant current driver of deforestation is the expansion of beef industry."
• "According to the results of a one-time questionnaire-based statistical survey published by the University of Illinois, with 3146 individuals completing the survey, 97% of the actively publishing climate scientists (as opposed to the scientists who are not publishing actively) agree that human activity, such as flue gas emissions from fossil fuel combustion and deforestation, is a significant contributing factor to global climate change [1]."
• "In Cojimíes, for example, deforestation is evident and critical and its specific effects are closely related to shrimping activities."