deforestation
Example Sentences
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Add deforestation and ravaging fires, and it’s fair to say that, in a few months, humans can swiftly and completely ruin forest habitat that was thousands of years in the making.
Outside of protected areas, palm oil plantations are a major source of deforestation.
From Barron's
Water bankruptcy also is caused by deforestation, loss of wetlands and pollution, the researchers said.
From Los Angeles Times
Environmentalists, experts and the government said deforestation played a role in last year's disaster that killed more than 1,000 people across three provinces on the island, according to a National Disaster Mitigation Agency tally.
From Barron's
It is highly vulnerable to natural disasters including flood and drought due to a chronic lack of infrastructure, deforestation and decades of state mismanagement.
From Barron's
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