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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.
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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
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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The year Nina turned 16, she was bound and determined to reach a new high point of base camp, Camp Muir, by skinning up on her own skis.Jamie Shandro, Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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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, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
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So there was much woofing along both lines of scrimmage; Marshon Lattimore and A.J. Brown barked at one another all day.David Aldridge, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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Even after taking a thorough inspection of the machine, the pup refuses to leave, choosing to bark and lunge at it instead.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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But viewers won't see Murphy in the trailer — except, perhaps, in a quick shot of a zombie that bares a striking resemblance to the Irish star.Dave Quinn, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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On Friday's episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, the actor talked about stripping down for the upcoming TV special The Real Full Monty, in which he and some fellow male celebrities are set to bare it all (well, most of it) in the name of promoting cancer screening.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 7 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
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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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Saed Nabhan, Khaled’s nephew, told CNN on Monday that there was tank shelling in their neighborhood.Abeer Salman, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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More than sixty thousand have fled the Israeli north, as Hezbollah joined forces with Hamas on October 8th and began shelling Israel’s northern communities.Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2024
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But the move to strip public employees of affordable access to GLP-1s for weight loss is not only significant for those currently taking these drugs but also for the social and fiscal health of New York City and our entire state.Jeremy Cooney, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
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Moreover, park officials had to ask the mass of influencers arriving to create content to adhere to 'countryside morals' and not strip down in the waterfalls to take selfies or treat the park like a beach.Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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The book delivers a clear roadmap for scaling clean energy breakthroughs and fixing aging power grids—critical for a successful energy transition.Michael Sheldrick, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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Parsons reached an agreement with the activist investor, known for his recent unsuccessful shots to scale the board of Disney.Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Deforest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deforest. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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