A biodiversity sanctuary in Brazil called The Pantanal is threatened by deforestation.
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Deforestation
Synonyms for "deforestation" (1 found)
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9 entriesTranslations
46 translations across 34 languages.
Belarusian
1 entries- абязле́сенне noun (process of destroying a forest)
Catalan
2 entries- desboscament noun (process of destroying a forest)
- desforestació noun (process of destroying a forest)
Danish
1 entries- afskovning noun (process of destroying a forest)
Dutch
1 entries- ontbossing noun (process of destroying a forest)
Esperanto
1 entries- senarbarigo noun (process of destroying a forest)
Finnish
1 entries- metsän hävittäminen noun (process of destroying a forest)
French
2 entries- déboisement noun (process of destroying a forest)
- déforestation noun (process of destroying a forest)
Galician
1 entries- deforestación noun (process of destroying a forest)
Georgian
1 entries- გაუტყევება noun (process of destroying a forest)
German
3 entries- Abholzung noun (process of destroying a forest)
- Entwaldung noun (process of destroying a forest)
- Kahlschlag noun (process of destroying a forest)
Greek
1 entries- αποψίλωση noun (process of destroying a forest)
Hungarian
1 entries- erdőirtás noun (process of destroying a forest)
Indonesian
2 entries- deforestasi noun (process of destroying a forest)
- pengawahutanan noun (process of destroying a forest)
Italian
1 entries- deforestazione noun (process of destroying a forest)
Javanese
1 entries- déforestasi noun (process of destroying a forest)
Khmer
1 entries- ការកាប់បំផ្លាញព្រៃឈើ noun (process of destroying a forest)
Korean
1 entries- 산림 파괴 noun (process of destroying a forest)
Macedonian
2 entries- голосек noun (process of destroying a forest)
- обесшумување noun (process of destroying a forest)
Malay
1 entries- penyahhutanan noun (process of destroying a forest)
Māori
1 entries- whakarakenga noun (process of destroying a forest)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- avskoging noun (process of destroying a forest)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- avskoging noun (process of destroying a forest)
Occitan
1 entries- desforestacion noun (process of destroying a forest)
Polish
1 entries- wylesianie noun (process of destroying a forest)
Portuguese
2 entries- desflorestamento noun (process of destroying a forest)
- desmatamento noun (process of destroying a forest)
Romanian
1 entries- despădurire noun (process of destroying a forest)
Russian
2 entries- вы́рубка ле́са noun (process of destroying a forest)
- обезле́сение noun (process of destroying a forest)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- deforestacija noun (process of destroying a forest)
- rašumljavanje noun (process of destroying a forest)
Spanish
3 entries- deforestación noun (process of destroying a forest)
- desmontadura noun (process of destroying a forest)
- desmonte noun (process of destroying a forest)
Swedish
2 entries- avskogning noun (process of destroying a forest)
- skogsskövling noun (process of destroying a forest)
Tagalog
1 entries- higubat noun (process of destroying a forest)
Turkish
1 entries- ormansızlaştırma noun (process of destroying a forest)
Vietnamese
1 entries- phá rừng noun (process of destroying a forest)
Yoruba
1 entries- ìpagbórun noun (process of destroying a forest)
Sample sentences
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Their habitat is threatened by deforestation.
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In November 2013, the U.S., Norway, and the U.K. launched a public-private partnership to support forests in developing countries, with the goal of reducing emissions from deforestation and promoting sustainable agriculture.
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Reducing deforestation is one way to mitigate the impacts of climate change.
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