deforestation
BrE /dɪfəˈrɛʃn/ AmE /dɪfəˈrɛʃn/
noun en → es
the destruction of forests, especially by cutting down trees for wood or land to grow crops on
desforestación, tala de bosques
- deforestation of somewhere
Collocations deforestation in the Amazon · illegal deforestation
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The government is trying to stop deforestation.
El gobierno está tratando de detener la desforestación.