Antonyms for deforestationde·for·esta·tion

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1. deforestationnoun

   Antonyms:
   reforestation, afforestation

2. deforestationnoun

   Antonyms:
   afforestation, reforestation

Matched Categories

1. • Denudation
   • Environmental Condition

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.5 / 12 votes

1. deforestationnoun

   the state of being clear of trees

   Synonyms:
   disforestation

2. deforestation, disforestationnoun

   the removal of trees

   Synonyms:
   disforestation

How to use deforestation in a sentence?

1. Tasso Azevedo:

   Why does (Salles) spend so much time trying to say that the alerts happened earlier or later, when he could use the same time to take some action, instead of indicating what they're doing to reduce deforestation, they're criticizing the deforestation data.

2. Terrence Mushore:

   Models show deforestation could result in a decline in precipitation of more than 5 percent across Zimbabwe by 2050.

3. Carlos Souza Jr.:

   There's a risk that coronavirus and COVID-19 creates conditions for more deforestation, we've only had three-and-a-half weeks of social isolation. ... It's still very early to judge.

4. Jan Erik Saugestad:

   Deforestation and loss of biodiversity are not only environmental problems. There are significant negative economic effects associated with these issues and they represent a risk that we as investors cannot ignore.

5. Robin Chazdon:

   Avoiding deforestation and supporting forest regeneration are complementary and mutually reinforcing activities.

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