deforestation

removal of forest and conversion of the land to non-forest use
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deforestation

Summary

deforestation is a removal[1]. deforestation draws 2,074 Wikipedia views per month (removal category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • deforestation's instance of is recorded as removal[3].
  • deforestation's instance of is recorded as resource depletion[4].
  • deforestation's instance of is recorded as process[5].
  • deforestation was followed by tillage[6].
  • deforestation was followed by reforestation[7].
  • deforestation is a type of human impact on the environment[8].
  • deforestation is a type of environmental issue[9].
  • deforestation's Commons category is recorded as Deforestation[10].
  • deforestation is the opposite of reforestation[11].
  • deforestation comprises Deforestation by region[12].
  • deforestation comprises deforestation by continent[13].
  • deforestation comprises deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest[14].
  • deforestation comprises deforestation in Brazil[15].
  • deforestation comprises Deforestation during the Roman period[16].
  • deforestation's has cause is recorded as agricultural expansion[17].
  • deforestation's has cause is recorded as logging[18].
  • deforestation's has cause is recorded as mining[19].
  • deforestation's has cause is recorded as effects of climate change[20].
  • deforestation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Deforestation[21].
  • deforestation's Commons gallery is recorded as Deforestation[22].
  • deforestation's facet of is recorded as forest[23].
  • deforestation's facet of is recorded as land development[24].
  • deforestation's facet of is recorded as deforestation and climate change[25].
  • deforestation's described by source is recorded as Green Map Icons[26].
  • deforestation's described by source is recorded as Global Forest Watch[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include removal[3], resource depletion[4], and process[5]. Recorded subclass of include human impact on the environment[8] and environmental issue[9]. deforestation is the opposite of reforestation[11].

Use and Application

Components include Deforestation by region[12]; deforestation by continent[13]; deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest[14], an aspect in a geographic region[28]; deforestation in Brazil[15], an aspect in a geographic region[29], in Brazil[30]; and Deforestation during the Roman period[16], an aspect in a geographic region[31].

Why It Matters

deforestation draws 2,074 Wikipedia views per month (removal category, ranking #1 of 4).[2] deforestation has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] deforestation is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by
    Has cause agricultural expansion, logging, mining +1
    Topic has template Template:Deforestation
    Handled, mitigated, or managed by reforestation, afforestation
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 23052, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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