deforestation definition

deforestation means direct human-induced conversion of forested land to non-forested land.
deforestation means the conversion of forest to agricultural use, whether human-induced or not;
deforestation means the temporary or permanent human-induced conversion of forested land to non-forested land;

More Definitions of deforestation

deforestation means the human-induced conversion of forested land to non-forested land, which can be permanent, when this change is definitive, or temporary when this change is part of a cycle that includes natural or assisted regeneration, according to the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) as referred to in paragraph 100 of Decision No 1386/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (25);
deforestation means conversion, whether human-induced or not, of forests or other wooded land to agricultural use or to plantation forest;
deforestation means direct human-induced conversion of forested lands to non- forested lands.
deforestation means the conversion of forests to another land use, including agricultural use, whether human- induced or not. This definition also applies to the conversion of forests that were not plantation forests into plantation forests;
deforestation means the conversion of forest to agricultural use, whether human-induced or not; (1) ‘deforestation’ means the conversion of forests, including conversion of forests that were not plantation forests into plantation forests, to another land use, including agricultural use, whether human-induced or not;
deforestation means the conversion of a forest into land that is not a forest;
deforestation means the direct human-induced conversion of forest to land that is not forest, where the conversion has taken place after 31 December 1989;