deforestation

noun

1. 毁林；滥伐森林；烧林
   the act of cutting down or burning the trees in an area

1. VERB 毁掉…的森林;砍伐…的林木
   If an area is deforested, all the trees there are cut down or destroyed.
   1. 400,000 square kilometres of the Amazon basin have already been deforested.
      亚马孙河流域已有40万平方公里的森林遭到滥伐。

1. He said Africa was suffering badly from deforestation: for every ten trees cut down, only one was planted.
   他说非洲的森林砍伐现象非常严重：每砍伐10棵树，仅种植1棵。
2. Severe deforestation has accelerated soil erosion and reduced productivity.
   严重的乱砍滥伐加快了水土流失，降低了生产力。
3. Brazil said that deforestation in the Amazon reached a record rate in the last five months of2007.
   巴西说在亚马孙河的采伐森林在2007年最后五个月中到达了一个记录率。
4. Environmentalists have highlighted other problems such deforestation to clear land for growing crops to make the fuels.
   环保人士则强调了另外一些问题，如为了获取土地种植燃料作物而引起的森林退化等。
5. Now developing countries see the carbon market as a possible solution for deforestation, Kornexl says.
   目前，发展中国家将碳市场看作一种可以阻止滥伐森林的可能的解决方案，Kornexl说。
6. Carbon reduction through reforestation and avoided deforestation.
   通过植树造林和避免乱砍滥伐减少碳排放。
7. Northern countries could help the situation by not pushing deforestation through biofuel promotion.
   发达国家不要通过促进生物燃料而导致森林砍伐，这就有可能改善这种情况。
8. Deforestation results in the increase of global temperature and unpleasant change of climate.
   砍伐森林导致全球气温升高和气候的不良变化。
9. I think deforestation is the most serious environmental problem.
   我认为森林减少是最严重的环境问题。
10. Rapid deforestation is also destroying their habitat.
    快速毁林也破坏了他们的栖息地。
11. In Brazil, for example, the government has set deforestation reduction targets.
    例如，在巴西，政府确定了森林砍伐的减排目标。
12. The climate is worsening, with deforestation and desertification still on the March.
    随着仍在进行的乱砍滥伐和荒漠化，气候也在恶化。
13. Sustainable forest management and avoided deforestation.
    可持续的林业管理和避免乱砍滥伐的活动。
14. Discourage unsustainable agricultural practices, uncontrolled deforestation, destructive fishing practices and overfishing;
    阻止不可持续的农业活动、未加控制的毁林活动、破坏性捕捞活动和过度捕捞；
15. The survey will substantially improve knowledge on land use change including deforestation, reforestation and natural expansion of forests.
    调查将显著改善有关土地利用变化，包括森林砍伐、重新造林和森林自然扩展等方面的知识。
16. The main causes of deforestation include conversion of forests into agricultural land and infrastructure development.
    毁林的主要原因包括森林转为农田和进行基础设施开发等。
17. Experts say environmental degradation such as deforestation and pollution will likely magnify the impacts of climate change.
    专家认为，环境恶化，如森林砍伐和环境污染，将很可能加剧气候变化造成的影响。
18. Controlling deforestation and the emissions that result from it would mean controlling migration.
    控制森林砍伐和它造成的排放意味着控制移民。
19. Other factors such as irrigation and deforestation can also affect local temperatures and humidity.
    如灌溉和砍伐森林的其他因素也会影响到当地的温度和湿度。
20. The World Bank has launched a financing scheme to help developing countries reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation.
    世界银行启动了一个资助计划，帮助发展中国家减少因森林砍伐和退化带来的温室气体排放。
21. They say that preventing deforestation would halt a root cause of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere.
    他们说，防止森林砍伐将会在根本上防止二氧化碳被释放到大气中。
22. Global Workshop on addressing the underlying causes of deforestation and forest degradation;
    森林砍伐和退化的根本原因全球讲习班；
23. Most dust storms are linked to long droughts, exacerbated by human activities like overgrazing and deforestation.
    大部分的沙尘暴都源于长期干旱，并由于诸如过度放牧和伐木等人类活动而更加恶化。
24. From air pollution to deforestation to acid rain and water shortage.
    从空气污染、森林砍伐到酸雨和水源短缺，不一而足。
25. The deforestation of the world's forests.
    世界上每个地方都砍伐森林。
26. But food policy is much more personal than deforestation or global warming.
    但是食物政策对更多的个人来说比森林砍伐和全球变暖的问题更严重。
27. This may seem simple-why not project forward from historical deforestation and degradation rates?
    这看上去似乎很简单&为什么不根据历史上的森林砍伐和退化率进行预测呢？
28. Other Asian countries that have gone from deforestation to afforestation include South Korea and Vietnam.
    其它由破坏森林变成植树造林的亚洲国家包括南韩和越南。
29. But loopholes and exemptions mean that it may not slow down deforestation much.
    但是由于政策漏洞和豁免条件，砍伐森林的速度慢不了多少。

noun

1. the removal of trees

   Synonym:    disforestation

2. the state of being clear of trees