Deforestation
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001741
The clearing of a forest, or portion of a forest, to convert it to non-forest use, such as a farm, subdivision, or power-line clearing.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-001741 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment |
| References | USDA Forest Service, Glossary, Land and Resource Management Plan; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Environmental degradation; Land degradation; Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation; Afforestation; Forestry |
| Translations | Spanish: deforestación |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-001741",
"term": "Deforestation",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The clearing of a forest, or portion of a forest, to convert it to non-forest use, such as a farm, subdivision, or power-line clearing.",
"subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
"see_also": [
"environmental degradation",
"land degradation",
"reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation",
"afforestation",
"forestry"
],
"references": [
"USDA Forest Service, Glossary, Land and Resource Management Plan",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "deforestación"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/deforestation/"
}
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