Deforestation

by | Apr 11, 2022 | Uncategorized | 27 comments

Deforestation (Noun)
Syllable division: de-for-est-a-tion
How to pronounce: UK: /diːˌfɒr.ɪˈsteɪ.ʃən/  US: /diːˌfɔːr.əˈsteɪ.ʃən/

Audio Pronunciation of the word Deforestation

Meaning: When people cut down trees in a forest or large area/ When people destroy trees in a forest or large area.
Example:
> Deforestation is becoming a bigger issue every year.
> Do you think that deforestation should be allowed or not?
> Deforestation should be fined by the government.

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27 Comments

  1. Vlad
    Vlad on April 11, 2022 at 11:43 am

    I love people who care about future generations and plant trees in deforested areas

    • Minnette Oberholzer
      Minnette Oberholzer on April 11, 2022 at 6:41 pm

      Thank you for posting a great sentence Vlad!

  2. Nirvana
    Nirvana on April 11, 2022 at 12:23 pm

    The Amazon Forest is being deforested every year. Unfortunately, the deforestation there is increasing. 🙁

    • Minnette Oberholzer
      Minnette Oberholzer on April 11, 2022 at 6:42 pm

      That is very unfortunate Nirvana!
      Good sentence 😀

  3. lily
    lily on April 11, 2022 at 2:40 pm

    This NGO is care about deforestation issue a lot which push the government to improve their development plans in forest

    • Minnette Oberholzer
      Minnette Oberholzer on April 11, 2022 at 6:43 pm

      Good sentence Lily!
      Try saying: This NGO cares about the deforestation issue a lot, which pushes the government to improve their development plans in forests

  4. Alieya
    Alieya on April 11, 2022 at 2:57 pm

    Government should consent more to the deforestation problem.

    • Minnette Oberholzer
      Minnette Oberholzer on April 11, 2022 at 6:40 pm

      Thank you for posting Alieya!
      Well done 😀

  5. Boubacar
    Boubacar on April 11, 2022 at 3:00 pm

    Everybody has to cut down the deforestation.

    • Minnette Oberholzer
      Minnette Oberholzer on April 11, 2022 at 6:44 pm

      Good sentence Bounacar!
      Try saying: Everybody has to cut back on deforestation

  6. Nino
    Nino on April 11, 2022 at 3:03 pm

    deforestation may cause a lot of problems and natural disasters, so government has to ban cutting trees and keep the forest safe.

  7. Mirosław
    Mirosław on April 11, 2022 at 4:10 pm

    Deforestation sounds similar to defenestration but it is quite different concepts.

  8. Renata
    Renata on April 11, 2022 at 4:24 pm

    A key goal of the Forest Ministry is to try to halt widespread deforestation in my country.

  9. Meci
    Meci on April 11, 2022 at 7:38 pm

    Deforestation could probably not be fined by governments as they usually approve such business, unfortunately.

  10. Hind/ Mira
    Hind/ Mira on April 11, 2022 at 9:27 pm

    Deforestation may cause refugee crisis, as it has been shown to cause flood and drought, all these may contribute to climate change.

    • Minnette Oberholzer
      Minnette Oberholzer on April 12, 2022 at 5:43 am

      Thank you for posting Mira!
      Good sentence 😀

  11. Ligia
    Ligia on April 12, 2022 at 6:46 am

    Deforestation should be followed by afforestation.

  12. panisa
    panisa on April 13, 2022 at 3:28 pm

    Deforestation is a big problem in our country if we don’t protect our forests in the future, we will face many problems from natural.

  13. Ifychi
    Ifychi on April 13, 2022 at 8:26 pm

    The consequences of deforestation are manifold, ranging from desertification to flooding.

      • Ifychi
        Ifychi on April 16, 2022 at 9:32 am

        Thank you teacher

  14. angela silvia
    angela silvia on April 20, 2022 at 12:43 am

    deforestation is the preocupation becouse the tree is more importante at the planet, what happend for the people in the future