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deforested

ADJECTIVE
cleared
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But the natural balance is fast unravelling in Kalimantan, the most deforested area in Indonesia.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

It aims to buy previously deforested land and cover them with trees to suck up greenhouse gases and profit from carbon credits and timber.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 28, 2026

In this, globally operating trading companies agreed to no longer purchase soy grown in freshly deforested areas.

From Science Daily Nov. 15, 2024

In Manaus, the capital of Amazonas state, the first cases in the current outbreak were detected near recently deforested areas.

From Science Magazine Jun. 4, 2024

Broad valleys were completely deforested and dotted with villages, and drained and fenced fields for intensive food production covered entire valley floors.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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