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;

Examples of deforestation in a sentence

• Deforestation as a result of uncontrolled colonization causes loss of biological diversity and soil erosion.

• Deforestation and forest degradation have a range of causes, mainly the encroachment of extensive cattle farming and monocultures (such as oil palm), illegal logging in the form of clearance, forest fires and unsustainable harvesting.

• The reduction proposed is scaled on an annual basis according to the table below: 7-Year Target Proposals Deforestation (ha) Reduced Xxxxxxxx.

• Deforestation is also a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions which are contributing to increasing global warming.

• Since the 1960s, large- scale, agricultural production has massively expanded in Brazil, bringing with it severe environmental and social consequences.66 Deforestation of biomes rich in biodiversity is a well-known problem associated with expansion of agro-industrial production.

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 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 forests to another land use, including agricultural use, whether human- induced or not. This definition also applies to the conversion of forests that are not plantation forests into plantation forests;

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;