What does "overgrazing" mean?

Excessive grazing to an extent that the land is damaged.

Overgrazing

Q: What is a synonym for "overgrazing"?

Common synonyms include: concept of sustainable grazing, degraded pasture, excess grazing, excessive grazing, grazing management concept, grazing overuse.

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Noun

1
Excessive grazing to an extent that the land is damaged. countable, uncountable
"The law was intended to reduce overgrazing by cattle, but its impact would be to further curtail land for Africans."

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of overgraze form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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concept of sustainable grazing degraded pasture excess grazing excessive grazing grazing management concept grazing overuse

Antonyms

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balanced grazing livestock pasture ecosystem paddocking proper grazing

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"Overgrazing is degrading soils in Algeria's high plateaus."

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