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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.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-001741
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectNatural Resources, Conservation, Environment
ReferencesUSDA Forest Service, Glossary, Land and Resource Management Plan; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoEnvironmental degradation; Land degradation; Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation; Afforestation; Forestry
TranslationsSpanish: 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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