“They did not clear or deforest wide areas as they would have done if they had based their economy on a dry farming system.”

“Dry forests in general are easier to deforest and occupy than moist forests and so are particularly targeted by human actions.”

“It is estimated that the cheapest way is to pay not deforest or degrade the forests.”

“He said most of the land had been allocated to charcoal burners who had ended up deforesting the area.”

“Population pressures, poverty, and clear-cutting are rapidly deforesting the Earth while causing much associated damage.”

“In Latin America, by contrast, it is the growing demand for soybeans and beef that is deforesting the Amazon.”