deforestation

uncountable

A noun referring to the state of being cleared of trees, or the act of removing trees from a forested area.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее состояние, когда территория лишена деревьев, или процесс вырубки леса на лесной территории.esSustantivo que designa el proceso de tala o destrucción de bosques, o el estado resultante de un territorio desprovisto de árboles.frNom désignant le processus de destruction ou de disparition de la forêt sur une zone donnée, ainsi que l'état qui en résulte lorsque le terrain est dénudé de ses arbres.deSubstantiv, das den Zustand bezeichnet, in dem ein Gebiet baumlos ist, oder den Prozess der Rodung bzw. Beseitigung von Wäldern auf einer Waldfläche.ptSubstantivo que designa o processo ou o resultado da remoção da cobertura florestal de uma área, geralmente pela ação humana, ou o estado de uma região que ficou sem árvores.zh指森林被砍伐或清除的过程，或指某地区树木被毁、失去森林覆盖的状态。arاسم يشير إلى إزالة الغابات أو قطع أشجارها على نطاق واسع، وإلى الحالة التي تصبح فيها الأرض خالية من الأشجار.

1. Removal of trees B2 formal

   The act or process of cutting down or clearing trees from a large area of land.

   • Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest has increased dramatically.
   • The company was fined for illegal deforestation.
   • Deforestation leads to loss of biodiversity and climate change.

   ruВырубка лесовesdeforestaciónfrDéforestationdeAbholzungptDesmatamentozh森林砍伐arإزالة الغابات

   Synonyms: clearinglogging

   Antonyms: afforestationreforestation

2. State of being treeless B2 formal

   The condition of an area that has been stripped of its trees.

   • The satellite images show the extent of deforestation in the region.
   • After decades of logging, the area is now a state of complete deforestation.
   • Reforestation projects aim to reverse deforestation.

   ruОбезлесениеesEstado de deforestaciónfrÉtat de déboisementdeEntwaldungptDesmatamentozh无林地状态arإزالة الغابات

   Antonyms: afforestationreforestation

• deforestations plural form
• deforestations' possessive plural form
• deforestation's possessive singular form