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Disforestation: alternatives and connections

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Disforestation

The act of clearing land of forests.

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Baring 76% connected

of Bare

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Denudation 76% connected

The act of stripping off covering, or removing the surface; a making bare.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Husking 76% connected

of Husk

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Stripping 76% connected

of Strip

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Uncovering 76% connected

of Uncover

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Disafforest 74% connected

To reduce from the privileges of a forest to the state of common ground; to exempt from forest laws.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Disafforest 74% connected

To reduce from the privileges of a forest to the state of common ground; to exempt from forest laws.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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