deforest

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Recent Examples of deforest The company has committed to having 100 percent of its leather sourced from land not converted from a natural ecosystem or deforested for the grazing of cows, which will apply to European leather by 2025 and global sourcing by 2030. Rhonda Richford, WWD, 31 Oct. 2024 Based on a study published in Nature Sustainability a few months ago, 1.4 million hectares (the equivalent of nine cities the size of Greater London) were deforested in 2015 to open space for pasture for cows to graze. Simi Thambi​, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 That’s the lesson behind a study out this week in the Journal of Applied Ecology in which researchers assessed which worms, ants, and other invertebrates were wiggling their way through plots of soil that had been deforested, revegetated, or left natural. Hannah Richter, science.org, 16 Aug. 2024 Up to 70,000 acres in Michoacán and neighboring Jalisco state have been deforested for avocado farming in the last decade, the data from Guardian Forestal and Climate Rights International show. Reuters, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2024 Reuters visited two orchards in July that an analysis of satellite images by U.S. nonprofit Climate Rights International showed were illegally deforested in Madero after 2015. Reuters, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2024 At the northern end of the county, a developer is deforesting upward of 500 acres in an area known as Clevenger’s Corner. Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 10 July 2024 Using environmental geographers, satellite images and Mexican government estimates, the NGO Climate Rights International estimates that the area deforested for these plantations is between 16,000 and 28,000 hectares. Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 14 June 2024 Brazil is one of the world’s biggest beef exporters, with more cattle than people, and in the Amazon, 86% of the areas deforested between 1985 and 2020 became pastures, according to an analysis from environmental nonprofit Imazon. Andre Cabette Fabio, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Dec. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deforest
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  • Edward’s parenting was particularly industrious, requiring his children to paint their own rooms, make their own clothes and earn extra cash by trapping and skinning muskrats to sell their pelts.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Locals rise long before first chair to skin up Ajax for 58-year-old Bonnie's Restaurant's oatmeal pancakes.
    Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2024
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  • Strawberry Cardamom Frozen Yogurt with Balsamic Swirl Makes 1 quart INGREDIENTS 1 pound fresh strawberries, hulled 1¼ cup plain Greek yogurt 1/3 cup honey ¾ teaspoon ground cardamom 2 to 3 tablespoons balsamic glaze DIRECTIONS Place the strawberries, yogurt, honey and cardamom in a blender.
    Laura Mclively, The Mercury News, 27 May 2024
  • Rice kernels are then dried and hulled by machines before they’re packed for sale in factories, lined from floor to ceiling with sacks of rice.
    Aniruddha Ghosal, Fortune Asia, 23 Apr. 2024
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  • And that’s before the star of Enchanted begins barking and digging holes in her front lawn on all fours.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Recognize Signs of Discomfort Uncomfortable dogs may bark, growl, or try to escape.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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  • Kelly Clarkson and Tyler Posey are baring all in a new interview.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Kelly Clarkson is cool with baring it all — within reason.
    Marina Watts, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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  • Instead of Black life maimed, denuded of dignity, and degraded, each portrait that makes up I, Narcissus is a study of delicious glamour.
    Essence, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Working with community leaders, Zhou's efforts have resulted in a significant decrease of ceremonial releases, denuding of wild populations and mistreated animals.
    Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Sep. 2024
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  • Bashar al-Assad’s forces shelled and starved them, and Vladimir Putin’s air force pummeled them into submission.
    Noah Rothman, National Review, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Tit-for-tat teargas shelling between the police and the PTI was reported on the highway bordering Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
    RIAZAT BUTT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 25 Nov. 2024
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  • The trees turned to bronze and copper, then stripped themselves skeletal; the cold somehow entered Eliza. Enough!
    Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Bitter cold, harsh winds and indoor heating can strip delicate skin of its moisture, leaving lips parched and prone to cracking.
    Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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  • Each person has a part to play in the overall goal, and each person’s goals can scale up and down from hourly to a five-year trajectory.
    Ciarán McArdle, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • If corporate leaders complain about these directives’ effects on their bottom lines, Trump’s team could force CISA to scale back its use of this authority.
    Eric Geller, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024

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“Deforest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deforest. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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