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- verb Present participle of
deforest .
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Examples
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Awesome, so long as she doesn't remain committed to the idea of deforesting schoolyards and parkland.
Archive 2009-01-11 2009
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Houses built of wood are likely to become increasingly expensive because of the deforesting which is going on in all parts of the United States.
Three Acres and Liberty Bolton Hall 1896
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Out of necessity, people chopped down trees to produce charcoal for sale, deforesting an astonishing 98 per cent of the country.
Craig and Marc Kielburger: Creating a Cycle of Haitians Helping Haitians Craig 2011
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The new forest code would reduce the amount of forest preserves farmers are required to keep when deforesting land, and pardon some past illegal deforestation among other measures.
Brazilian Forestry Bill Splits Nation John Lyons 2011
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Out of necessity, people chopped down trees to produce charcoal for sale, deforesting an astonishing 98 per cent of the country.
Craig and Marc Kielburger: Creating a Cycle of Haitians Helping Haitians Craig 2011
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Out of necessity, people chopped down trees to produce charcoal for sale, deforesting an astonishing 98 per cent of the country.
Craig and Marc Kielburger: Creating a Cycle of Haitians Helping Haitians Craig 2011
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Out of necessity, people chopped down trees to produce charcoal for sale, deforesting an astonishing 98 per cent of the country.
Craig and Marc Kielburger: Creating a Cycle of Haitians Helping Haitians Craig 2011
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So instead of waiting for the next international negotiating session or greater clarity on how things proceed (and more loss of the tropical forests), a group of key developed countries and deforesting countries are meeting as we speak to begin efforts to better coordinate global efforts to combat deforestation.
Where Do Things Stand on International Efforts to Address Global Warming? 2010
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So instead of waiting for the next international negotiating session or greater clarity on how things proceed (and more loss of the tropical forests), a group of key developed countries and deforesting countries are meeting as we speak to begin efforts to better coordinate global efforts to combat deforestation.
Jake Schmidt: Where Do Things Stand on International Efforts to Address Global Warming? 2010
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But the global tea industry also has an ugly history of deforesting, damaging biodiversity, and overusing pesticides.
Avital Binshtock: Tea, Green: Five Experts Serve Up Their Favorite Eco-Friendly Brews 2010
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