Deforestation: alternatives and connections

The act or operation of eroding or eating away.

The act of restoring or bringing back to a former place, station, or condition; the fact of being restored; renewal; reestablishment;…

The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.

Any plane surface, as of the floor of a room or church, or of the ground within an inclosure; an open space in a building.

The area in the central part of an amphitheater, in which the gladiators fought and other shows were exhibited; -- so called because i…

The variety of life in a place or across the planet.

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

A collection of sheets of paper, or similar material, blank, written, or printed, bound together; commonly, many folded and bound shee…

Mode or state of being; state or situation with regard to external circumstances or influences, or to physical or mental integrity, he…

A gallery or passageway leading to several apartments of a house.

To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.

The act of debasing or the state of being debased.

no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species"

The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society; dim…

the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert; is usually caused by climate change or by destructive use of the land; "the…

The act of clearing land of forests.

Dominion; empire; authority.