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Also known as forest removal, clearing forested land, forest clearing, land clearing, forest clearance, destruction of forests, forest loss, forest destruction
Deforestation is the clearing, removal, or destruction of forests, often to make way for other uses like agriculture, plantations, or urban development. It matters because forests play important roles in supporting ecosystems and the environment, though the full extent of these impacts varies by location and context.
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thumb|Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil's [[Maranhão state, 2016]] thumb|Deforestation in Riau province, Sumatra, Indonesia to make way for an [[oil palm plantation in 2007.]] thumb|Deforestation in the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state, 2009
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