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单词 deforestation
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deforestation
noun[U]
uk
/diːˌfɒr.ɪˈsteɪ.ʃən/us
/diːˌfɔːr.əˈsteɪ.ʃən/
thecuttingdown oftreesin alargearea, or thedestructionofforestsbypeople:
大面积砍伐森林；人为毁林
Deforestation isdestroyinglargeareasoftropicalrainforest.滥伐森林毁掉了大面积的热带雨林。
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(Definition ofdeforestationfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdeforestation

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The common assumption that if there is nationaldeforestation, then there is a felt need to plant trees, needs to be reexamined.
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The lack of a precise measure of the appropriatedeforestationprocess is a serious limitation of previous studies on the topic.
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This would require massivedeforestationaround the world, and conversion of many fragile hillsides and drylands to cropping for which they are environmentally unsuitable.
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Chapter 1, written by the editors, opens by describing the scope of the book and the role of local institutions indeforestation.
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Using observed pastdeforestation, we find that while risk-targeted payments are far more efficient, capped flat payments are more egalitarian.
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Damage inflicted by upstreamdeforestationon downstream farmers without compensation is an example of the former.
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For example, what factors are the leading causes for tropicaldeforestation, and what global policy agendas can be adopted to halt this process most effectively?
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Fuel wood from improved fallows on far m may provide a means to conserve the natural vegetation, which is under threat due todeforestation.
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Apparently, species with smaller niches (= specialists) have less chance to survivedeforestationand are more prone to local extinction than those with wider niches.
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The compounding effects of tropicaldeforestationand greenhouse warming on climate.
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It thus complements the existing studies on the link between indebtedness anddeforestation.
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When an apparent regional dry period peaking around a. d. 900 coupled with the effects of localdeforestation, the south's equilibrium was upset.
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Nonetheless, all agree thatdeforestationis one of the major sources of carbon release, as this book brilliantly describes.
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The respondents shared deep concerns about the long-lasting polluting effects caused bydeforestation, industry, vehicles and the use of chemical inputs in agriculture.
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The effect ondeforestationoccurs indirectly, through the impact on returns to land associated with a change in the relative price of agricultural commodities.
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