desforestación

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Noun

desforestación f (plural desforestaciones)

  1. deforestation
    • 2015 October 28, “Los hijos de esclavos en Brasil, orgullosos defensores de la selva”, in El País:
      Originalmente la mata atlántica cubría 1.315.460 km2, hoy resta sólo el 12,5% de esa superficie como consecuencia de la desforestación y la agricultura intensiva, entre otras causas.
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