Definition: Deforestation is the removing or clearing of a forest to include the cutting of all trees, mostly for agricultural or urban use. The remaining land, as per definition, is not reforested but is usually converted to a non-forest classification. Deforestation can also occur in sensitive arid areas, typically socio-geographically poor, where fuel wood removal of a tree is necessary for survival.
Webster's definition is: "The action or process of clearing of forests; also: the state of having been cleared of forests."
Pronunciation: de·for·es·ta·tion
Common Misspellings: defforestation, deforrestation
Examples:
Deforestation is of major concern when considering the effect of making charcoal in third world countries and lumber production in tropical rainforests.
