Definition(s)
The removal of forest and undergrowth to increase the surface of arable land or to use the timber for construction or industrial purposes. (Source: GEMET/GILP)
层级
Alternative labels:
forest exploitation
In other languages
French
déforestation
Russian(俄语)
сведение лесов
Spanish
deforestación
Arabic(阿拉伯语)
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ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution | 1 document |