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Deforestation is the conversion of forest to other land uses, involving removal and destruction of forests or tree stands.
Deforestation (also called forest clearance) is the removal and destruction of a forest or stand of trees from land that is then converted to non-forest use. It can include converting forest land into farms, ranches, or urban areas. In the provided content, deforestation is defined specifically as the conversion of forest to other land uses, regardless of whether the change is human-induced. The content also distinguishes deforestation from “forest area net change.” Deforestation refers only to forest losses, while forest area net change includes both losses (deforestation) and gains (forest expansion). Because of this, net change can be positive or negative depending on whether forest gains outweigh losses or vice versa.
Deforestation is the conversion of forest to other land uses, involving removal and destruction of forests or tree stands.
Deforestation can be driven by conversion to farms, ranches, or urban use.
Deforestation is not the same as forest area net change, which includes both forest losses and forest gains and can be positive or negative.
Deforestation is the conversion of forest to other land uses, involving the removal and destruction of forests or tree stands from land that becomes non-forest.
Forest area net change is the sum of all forest losses (deforestation) and all forest gains (forest expansion) over a given period, so it can be positive or negative.
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