Definition
The process or result of disafforesting; the removal of forest status from land or the clearing of forests.
Etymology
From disafforest + -ation. Became a formal term in land law and environmental discourse, particularly from the 18th century onward as industrial societies expanded agriculture and settlements.
Kelly Says
The beautiful irony is that disafforestation sounds scientific and neutral, but it's really describing the destruction of ecosystems—the same suffix that makes 'afforestation' (planting trees) sound positive also makes deforestation sound technical rather than destructive.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የኈንደ ማጥፋት
ye-gn-de ma-ta-faat
ARالعربية
قطع الغابات
qita al-ghābaṭ
BNবাংলা
অরণ্য কাটা
oron-y ka-ta
CACatalà
desboscar
de-s-bos-car
CSČeština
odlesňování
o-dles-ňo-va-ní
DADansk
afforeste
af-for-est-e
DEDeutsch
Abholzung
ab-ˈhɔl-zʊŋ
ELΕλληνικά
κατεδάφιση δασών
ka-te-da-fi-si das-on
ESEspañol
desbosque
des-bos-ke
FISuomi
metsänhakku
metsän-hak-ku
FRFrançais
déboisement
de-bwa-se-man
GUGU
વૃક્ષો કાપવું
vṛkṣo kāpvuṃ
HAHA
kwanta tsayi
kwan-ta tsai
HEעברית
伐ת יערות
fat ye'arot
HIहिन्दी
वनो काटना
va-no ka-ṭ-na
HUMagyar
erdőirtás
er-do-irtás
IDBahasa Indonesia
penebangan hutan
pe-ne-ban-gan hu-tan
IGIG
kpocha ọwụrụ
kpo-cha o-wu-ru
ITItaliano
disboscamento
di-bos-co-ma-nto
KKKK
орманды тозалау
or-man-dy to-za-lau
KMKM
រក្សាឈើ
rok-sǎ chheu
KO한국어
임목 벌목
im-mok beol-mok
MRMR
जंगला कापणे
jan-gla ka-pa-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
meratakan hutan
me-ra-ta-kan hu-tan
MYမြန်မာ
တောင်ကိုဖယ်
taung ko phe
NLNederlands
ontbossing
on-boss-ing
NONorsk
avskoging
av-sko-ging
PAPA
숲 કાપણું
su-p ka-pa-ṇuṃ
PLPolski
wycinka lasu
vitsinka la-su
PTPortuguês
desmatamento
de-s-ma-ta-men-to
RORomână
defrișare
de-fri-șa-re
RUРусский
вырубка леса
vyrëb-ka lesa
SVSvenska
avskogning
av-sko-ning
SWKiswahili
kuta miti
ku-ta mi-ti
TAதமிழ்
காட்டுக்களை வெட்ட
ka-tu-kk-lai vet-ta
TEతెలుగు
ఆకులను కోయటం
ā-ku-la-nu kō-ya-ṭam
TLTL
patayin ang kagubatan
pa-ta-yin ang ka-gu-ba-tan
TRTürkçe
ormanların kesilmesi
or-man-la-rı̆n kes-il-me-si
UKУкраїнська
вирубка лісу
vyrëb-ka lí-su
URاردو
شجر کاٹنا
sha-jar ka-ṭna
VITiếng Việt
bóc rừng
bɔk rung
YOYO
ṣẹ́ṣẹ́ ìṣẹ́
she-she i-she
ZUZU
ukuthwala izilwane
u-ku-thwa-la i-zi-lwa-ne